Chapter 1 of The Good Shepherd is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Good Shepherd is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven. He lived in that happy place with God. Then God made the world. He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them. He made the grass, the trees, and all the pretty flowers.
Chapter 1 of The Good Shepherd is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “He made the grass, the trees, and all the pretty flowers.”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading “He made the grass, the trees, and all the pretty flowers.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.”
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “He made the grass, the trees, and all the pretty flowers.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He made the grass, the trees, and all the pretty flowers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading He made the grass, the trees, and all the pretty flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He lived in that happy place with God.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading He made the grass, the trees, and all the pretty flowers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He lived in that happy place with God.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived in that happy place with God.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He lived in that happy place with God.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He made the grass, the trees, and all the pretty flowers.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He lived in that happy place with God.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then God made the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He made the grass, the trees, and all the pretty flowers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He told the hills to come up out of the earth, and the seas to run down into the deep places which He had made for them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lived in that happy place with God.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In the beginning, before the world was made, the Lord Jesus lived in heaven.
Chapter 1 of The Good Shepherd by Anonymous holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 1 holds 59 sentences of The Good Shepherd, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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