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Chapter 12 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.) P. 12. l. 384. _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
Chapter 12 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “_Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).”
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading “_Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).”
a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
From this reading “"Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)”
the expensive white fur of the ermine
From this reading “"Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)”
firmly closed or secured
From this reading “_Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “_Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).”
plural of “sage” — a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading “"Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “"Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)”
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From this reading 12. l.
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From this reading 384.
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From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
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From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
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From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
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From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
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From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
the expensive white fur of the ermine
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
firmly closed or secured
From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
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From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
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From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
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From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading 12. l.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
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 "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P.
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From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
plural of “sage” — a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
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From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
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From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
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From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Here kirtle, here _pilche_ of ermine, Here keuerchefs of silk, here smok o line, Al-togidere, with both fest, Sche to-rent binethen here brest."—(Seven Sages, 473.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cherubin hauet [haueð] ðe gates sperd_, Cherubim have the gates bolted (barred, fastened).
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