Chapter 31 of The Prince of the House of David is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Prince of the House of David is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say! Dismay and sorrow fill my heart! I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear! They have crucified him! Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
Chapter 31 of The Prince of the House of David is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!”
inflected form of “crucify” — kill by nailing onto a cross
From this reading “They have crucified him!”
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading “Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!”
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading “Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “Dismay and sorrow fill my heart!”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “Dismay and sorrow fill my heart!”
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading “Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Dismay and sorrow fill my heart!”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!”
In this reading “My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!”
find unexpectedly
In this reading “Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dismay and sorrow fill my heart!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
inflected form of “crucify” — kill by nailing onto a cross
From this reading They have crucified him!
dearly loved
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Dismay and sorrow fill my heart!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Dismay and sorrow fill my heart!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have crucified him!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Dismay and sorrow fill my heart!
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They have crucified him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
express in words
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Dismay and sorrow fill my heart!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have crucified him!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
in truth; certainly
From this reading Verily fear and a snare are come upon us--desolation and destruction, O my father!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I feel as if life were a burden too heavy to hear!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
produce a literary work
From this reading My Dear Father: I know not how to write--I know not what to say!
Chapter 31 of The Prince of the House of David by J. H. (Joseph Holt) Ingraham holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 152 sentences of The Prince of the House of David, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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