Chapter 31 of The Golden Hope is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Golden Hope is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon. "I must go ashore to-night," he said. "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now." "The moon is shining; it will be dangerous," Simon said doubtfully. "That cannot be helped; I must go," the young man declared.
Chapter 31 of The Golden Hope is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “"I must go ashore to-night," he said.”
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.”
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.”
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading “JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.”
relieve from
From this reading “JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “"The moon is shining; it will be dangerous," Simon said doubtfully.”
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"That cannot be helped; I must go," the young man declared.”
In this reading “"I must go ashore to-night," he said.”
do away with
In this reading “JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.”
In this reading “"The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
any thing at all
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading "I must go ashore to-night," he said.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That cannot be helped; I must go," the young man declared.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading "The moon is shining; it will be dangerous," Simon said doubtfully.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "That cannot be helped; I must go," the young man declared.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
in a doubtful manner
From this reading "The moon is shining; it will be dangerous," Simon said doubtfully.
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I must go ashore to-night," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "That cannot be helped; I must go," the young man declared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must go ashore to-night," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That cannot be helped; I must go," the young man declared.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "The moon is shining; it will be dangerous," Simon said doubtfully.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must go ashore to-night," he said.
information about recent and important events
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
relieve from
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I must go ashore to-night," he said.
except for; apart from
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading "The moon is shining; it will be dangerous," Simon said doubtfully.
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
in the near future
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That cannot be helped; I must go," the young man declared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must go ashore to-night," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOEL BRINGS BAD NEWS As soon as he was rid of the Egyptian, Joel beckoned to Simon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The moon is shining; it will be dangerous," Simon said doubtfully.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "The women are in danger, and if anything is to be done to save them, it must be done now."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "That cannot be helped; I must go," the young man declared.
Chapter 31 of The Golden Hope by Robert H. (Robert Higginson) Fuller holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 31 holds 253 sentences of The Golden Hope, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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