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

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 16 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading by Josephine Pollard holds 166 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 16 holds 166 sentences of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 16 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 166 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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JESUS AT THE SEA-SHORE.
WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.
He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.
And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.
Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.
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Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JESUS AT THE SEA-SHORE.
Line 2
WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.
Line 3
He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.
Line 4
And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.
Line 5
Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.”

WHILE conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.”

All words in this reading · 62

Every word is available to listen to. 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 WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading JESUS AT THE SEA-SHORE.

ate

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From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

birds

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From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

boat

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From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

crowd

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From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

down

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From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

earth

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From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

fell

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From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

field

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From this reading He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.

flew

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From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

great

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From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

grew

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From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

ground

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From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

hand

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From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

hard

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

From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.

in-to

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From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

Je-sus

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From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

JESUS

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From this reading JESUS AT THE SEA-SHORE.

man

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From this reading He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.

much

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From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

out

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From this reading He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.

path

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

From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

road-side

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From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

rocks

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

From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

said

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

From this reading He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.

sat

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

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

sea

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

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

SEA-SHORE

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

From this reading JESUS AT THE SEA-SHORE.

seed

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From this reading He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.

shore

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

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

some

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From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

soon

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

From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

sow

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

From this reading He said, A man went out in the field to sow his seed.

stones

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

From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

teach

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From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading JESUS AT THE SEA-SHORE.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

there

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

From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

threw

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From this reading And as he threw the seed from his hand, some of it fell on the hard path by the road-side, and the birds flew down and ate it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

top

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

From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

up

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From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

went

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From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Some fell on the rocks and stones where there was not much earth, and it soon grew up on top of the ground.

WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading WHILE Je-sus was down by the sea, the crowd grew so great that he went in-to a boat and sat down to teach them as they stood on the shore.