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Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading
Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.
ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.
It was known as Ja-cob's Well.
The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.
A wo-man came from the town to draw wa-ter.
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Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.
Line 2
ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.
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It was known as Ja-cob's Well.
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The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.
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A wo-man came from the town to draw wa-ter.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

buy verb US /baɪ/

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading “The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.”

draw verb US /drɔː/

cause to move by pulling

From this reading “ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.”

folks noun US /foʊks/

your parents

From this reading “ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.”

food noun US /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading “The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.”

hot adjective US /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading “The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.”

jesus noun US /ˈdʒiːzəs/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading “THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.”

tired adjective US /ˈtaɪərd/

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading “The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.”

walk noun US /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading “The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

buy food verb + noun

purchase prepared food to be eaten at home

In this reading “The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.”

long walk adjective + noun

In this reading “The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.”

came from verb + particle counted as “come from”

In this reading “A wo-man came from the town to draw wa-ter.”

All words in this reading · 46

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was known as Ja-cob's Well.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.

buyverbUS /baɪ/

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

drawverbUS /drɔː/

cause to move by pulling

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

folksnounUS /foʊks/

your parents

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A wo-man came from the town to draw wa-ter.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was known as Ja-cob's Well.

Ja-cob's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was known as Ja-cob's Well.

Je-sus

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

JESUSnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading It was known as Ja-cob's Well.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

SEAnounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

Sy-char

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

wa-ter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

WELLadverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading ONE day Je-sus and his friends came to the town of Sy-char, near which was a well to which all the folks came to draw wa-ter.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The sun was hot, and Je-sus, tired with his long walk, sat down by this well to rest, while his friends went to the town to buy food.

wo-man

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A wo-man came from the town to draw wa-ter.

WOMANnounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE WOMAN AT THE WELL--JESUS BY THE SEA.

Chapter 14 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading by Josephine Pollard holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 14 holds 169 sentences of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading by Josephine Pollard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #39431, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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