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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
blessed
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
blessing
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
brethren
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
brief
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
causeless
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From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
celebrated
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
Christian
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From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
crags
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
danger
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
Deborah
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
experience
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From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
fig-trees
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
forgetting
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
forty
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
glorious
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
God
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
gracious
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
granted
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
green
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
how
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LECTURE I.—MIDIANITES IN POSSESSION.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LECTURE I.—MIDIANITES IN POSSESSION.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
Israel
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
Israelite
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From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
known
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From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
land
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
LECTURE
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From this reading LECTURE I.—MIDIANITES IN POSSESSION.
like
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
lives
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
memory's
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
mention
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
MIDIANITES
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From this reading LECTURE I.—MIDIANITES IN POSSESSION.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
olive-yards
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
out
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
own
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
pastures
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
peace
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
period
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
POSSESSION
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From this reading LECTURE I.—MIDIANITES IN POSSESSION.
receives
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
repose
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From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
rugged
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
Scriptures
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
Seven
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From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
shutting
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
Sisera
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
song
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
stand
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
succeeded
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From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
thus
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
times
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seven years of trouble to Israel succeeded the forty years of repose: not _causeless_ trouble—such is never known in the experience either of Israelite or of Christian.
tranquillity
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From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
triumph
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
trouble
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
view
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
vines
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
waters
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From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This period of tranquillity receives such brief mention in the Scriptures, that we are in danger of forgetting for how long a time God granted the blessing of peace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And thus is it in our own lives, my brethren: times of trouble stand out, as it were, like rugged crags, shutting out from memory’s view the vines and the fig-trees, the olive-yards, the green pastures and still waters, with which our gracious God for long may have blessed us.
years
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From this reading For forty years after Deborah had celebrated the triumph over Sisera in her glorious song, the land of Israel had had rest.
