Chapter 15 of The Pillar of Fire is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Pillar of Fire is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REMESES TO HIS BROTHER. PHŒNICIA. A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you. In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle. It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
Chapter 15 of The Pillar of Fire is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “REMESES TO HIS BROTHER.”
a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
From this reading “It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.”
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading “In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.”
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading “It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.”
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In this reading “It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading REMESES TO HIS BROTHER.
a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
set up or found
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REMESES TO HIS BROTHER.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
immediately past
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHŒNICIA.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REMESES TO HIS BROTHER.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REMESES TO HIS BROTHER.
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
precisely as stated
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
in or at the place that
From this reading It reached me at Tyre, where I found it awaiting me, on my return from the expedition against Cyprus.
during the time that
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A year has passed, my brother, since I last wrote to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the mean while I have received your very kind epistle.
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