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Chapter 15 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob." 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep). It is the same as the O.E. _gret_, _grete_, cry, outcry. P.
Chapter 15 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading “1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."”
feel sadness
From this reading “1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).”
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading “1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."”
a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
From this reading “1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “_gret_, _grete_, cry, outcry.”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
In this reading “1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."”
In this reading “1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."”
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From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading _gret_, _grete_, cry, outcry.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading It is the same as the O.E.
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
having or given a form or shape
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _gret_, _grete_, cry, outcry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
a small cave (usually with attractive features)
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the same as the O.E.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
and nothing more
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
feel sadness
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
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 It is the same as the O.E.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading _gret_, _grete_, cry, outcry.
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.
go across or through
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
Identical; not different.
From this reading It is the same as the O.E.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
carry out
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading 1577-8 Quoth Esau, "_The time of_ mourning shall pass away, And _I_ shall take vengeance of (on) Jacob."
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
From this reading 1577 _grot_ is a noun formed from the vb. to _grete_ (to weep, mourn), just as _wop_ is from _wepe_ (weep).
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