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Chapter 4 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
wallede a burg, e-no bi name; Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made. ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon. Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first. Met of corn, and wigte of fe, And merke of felde, first fond he.
Chapter 4 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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colloquial American term for a town
From this reading “wallede a burg, e-no bi name;”
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.”
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading “Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.”
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.”
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From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading wallede a burg, e-no bi name;
a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
From this reading wallede a burg, e-no bi name;
colloquial American term for a town
From this reading wallede a burg, e-no bi name;
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.
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From this reading wallede a burg, e-no bi name;
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Met of corn, and wigte of fe, And merke of felde, first fond he.
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From this reading Met of corn, and wigte of fe, And merke of felde, first fond he.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
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From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Met of corn, and wigte of fe, And merke of felde, first fond he.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
an expression of greeting
From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
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From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
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 Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.
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From this reading Met of corn, and wigte of fe, And merke of felde, first fond he.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Met of corn, and wigte of fe, And merke of felde, first fond he.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading wallede a burg, e-no bi name;
not any; not one
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.
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From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
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From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
estrangement from god
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
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From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
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From this reading wallede a burg, e-no bi name;
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Theft and robbery was no sin to him; many foes he made.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Measure of corn, weight of goods, division of land, taught he first.
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From this reading Met of corn, and wigte of fe, And merke of felde, first fond he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ðeft and reflac ðhugte hi_m_ no ſame, 436 for ðat he made hi_m_ manige fon, ðor he ðhogte he ſtonden agon.
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