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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 THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
A-bra-ham
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From this reading THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
ABRAHAM
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From this reading ABRAHAM: THE MAN OF FAITH.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
bring
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From this reading A-bra-ham did not know where the land was, but he had great faith, and knew that God would take care of him and bring him to the land he had told him of.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
care
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From this reading A-bra-ham did not know where the land was, but he had great faith, and knew that God would take care of him and bring him to the land he had told him of.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
dwelt
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From this reading THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
FAITH
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From this reading ABRAHAM: THE MAN OF FAITH.
false
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
go
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From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
God
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
gods
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
great
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From this reading A-bra-ham did not know where the land was, but he had great faith, and knew that God would take care of him and bring him to the land he had told him of.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
home
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From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
knew
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From this reading A-bra-ham did not know where the land was, but he had great faith, and knew that God would take care of him and bring him to the land he had told him of.
know
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From this reading A-bra-ham did not know where the land was, but he had great faith, and knew that God would take care of him and bring him to the land he had told him of.
land
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From this reading THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
leave
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From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
MAN
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From this reading ABRAHAM: THE MAN OF FAITH.
men
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
name
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From this reading THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ABRAHAM: THE MAN OF FAITH.
paid
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
serve
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
set
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
show
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From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
take
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From this reading A-bra-ham did not know where the land was, but he had great faith, and knew that God would take care of him and bring him to the land he had told him of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABRAHAM: THE MAN OF FAITH.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
THERE
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From this reading THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
told
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From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
true
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
up
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
Ur
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From this reading THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
vows
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From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A-bra-ham did not know where the land was, but he had great faith, and knew that God would take care of him and bring him to the land he had told him of.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to whom they paid their vows.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THERE dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was A-bra-ham.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And God told A-bra-ham to leave his home and go to a land which he would show him.
