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Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.
JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.
And he spent the night there.
The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.
Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.
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Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.
/ðə ˈsɜːrmən ɑːn ðə maʊnt/
Line 2
JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.
Line 3
And he spent the night there.
/ənd hiː spent ðə naɪt ðer/
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The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.
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Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

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.

chose verb US /tʃoʊz/

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading “The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.”

heal verb US /hiːl/

heal or recover

From this reading “The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.”

lone adjective US /loʊn/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading “JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.”

morn noun US /mɔːrn/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.”

mount verb US /maʊnt/

attach to a support

From this reading “THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.”

preach verb US /priːtʃ/

deliver a sermon

From this reading “The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.”

sermon noun US /ˈsɜːrmən/

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading “THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.”

sons noun US /sʌnz/

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading “Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.”

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.

twelve men noun + noun

In this reading “The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.”

cast out verb + adjective

expel from a community or group

In this reading “The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.”

All words in this reading · 53

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 JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

An-drew

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

Bar-thol-o-mew

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From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

choseverbUS /tʃoʊz/

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

crowdverbUS /kraʊd/

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

dev-ils

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From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And he spent the night there.

healverbUS /hiːl/

heal or recover

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

Is-ca-ri-ot

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

JE-SUS

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

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

Ju-das

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

Leb-be-us

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

Matth-ew

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

mornnounUS /mɔːrn/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

MOUNTverbUS /maʊnt/

attach to a support

From this reading THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.

namesnounUS /neɪmz/

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading And he spent the night there.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

Pe-ter

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

Phil-ip

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

preachverbUS /priːtʃ/

deliver a sermon

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

SERMONnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.

Si-mon

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

sonsnounUS /sʌnz/

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

spentadjectiveUS /spent/

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading And he spent the night there.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading And he spent the night there.

Thom-as

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

twelvenounUS /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

wentverbUS /went/

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

From this reading JE-SUS left the crowd, and went to a lone place to pray to God.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The next morn he chose twelve men, that he might send them out to preach, and to heal those that were sick, and to cast out dev-ils.

Zeb-e-dee

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

From this reading Their names were Pe-ter, An-drew, James and John, the sons of Zeb-e-dee, Phil-ip, Bar-thol-o-mew, Thom-as and Matth-ew, James and Leb-be-us, Si-mon and Ju-das Is-ca-ri-ot.

Chapter 15 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading by Josephine Pollard holds 168 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.

What does chapter 15 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading contain?

Chapter 15 holds 168 sentences of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 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 168 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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