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The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3
The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3 is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE REV.
RICHARD NEWTON, D.D.
As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.
We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.
The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.
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The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3 is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE REV.
/ðə rev/
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RICHARD NEWTON, D.D.
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As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.
/æz suːn æz hiː rɪˈtɜːrnd vɪkˈtɔːriəs frʌm ðə temˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈwɪldərnəs ˈdʒiːzəs ˈentərd ɑːn ðə wɜːrk ʌv hɪz ˈpʌblɪk ˈmɪnəstri/
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We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.
/wiː faɪnd hɪm æt wʌns ˈpriːtʃɪŋ tuː ðə ˈpiːpəl ˈhiːlɪŋ ðə sɪk ənd ˈduːɪŋ ˈmeni ˈwʌndərfəl wɜːrks/
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The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

commencement noun US /kəˈmensmənt/

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading “The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.”

healing noun US /ˈhiːlɪŋ/

the natural process by which the body repairs itself

From this reading “We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.”

Matt noun US /mæt/

the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

From this reading “The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.”

ministry noun US /ˈmɪnəstri/

religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)

From this reading “As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.”

newton noun US /ˈnuːtən/

English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)

From this reading “RICHARD NEWTON, D.D.”

preaching noun US /ˈpriːtʃɪŋ/

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading “We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.”

rev verb US /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading “THE REV.”

victorious adjective US /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/

having won

From this reading “As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.”

All words in this reading · 47

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23

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From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

25

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From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

commencementnounUS /kəˈmensmənt/

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading RICHARD NEWTON, D.D.

describedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskraɪbd/

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

healingnounUS /ˈhiːlɪŋ/

the natural process by which the body repairs itself

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

ivnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/

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 As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

MattnounUS /mæt/

the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

ministrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/

religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

NEWTONnounUS /ˈnuːtən/

English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)

From this reading RICHARD NEWTON, D.D.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

preachingnounUS /ˈpriːtʃɪŋ/

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

REVverbUS /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading THE REV.

RICHARD

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading RICHARD NEWTON, D.D.

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

St

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/

something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE REV.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading The commencement of his ministry is thus described by St. Matt. iv: 23-25.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

victoriousadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/

having won

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading As soon as he returned victorious from the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus entered on the work of his public ministry.

worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading We find him, at once, preaching to the people, healing the sick, and doing many wonderful works.

Chapter 1 of The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3 by Richard Newton holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.

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Chapter 1 holds 429 sentences of The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3 by Richard Newton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Richard
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Newton
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Returned
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Victorious
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