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

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Josephine Pollard • Curated US English Learning Edition
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JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.
ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.
And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?
And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.
And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.
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Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.
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ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.
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And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?
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And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.
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And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

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.

clothed adjective US /kloʊðd/

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading “And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gums noun US /ɡʌmz/

plural of “gum” — a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

From this reading “ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paul's noun US /pɔːlz/

possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading “JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
robe noun US /roʊb/

any loose flowing garment

From this reading “And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spice noun US /spaɪs/

aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

From this reading “ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stephen noun US /ˈstiːvən/

English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading “JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stoned adjective US /stoʊnd/

under the influence of narcotics

From this reading “JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tomb noun US /tuːm/

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading “ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

white robe noun + noun

In this reading “And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.”

1,710 times in 426,211 chapters
came near verb + particle counted as “come near”

almost do or experience something

In this reading “And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.”

15,064 times in 426,211 chapters
great stone adjective + noun

In this reading “And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.”

2,765 times in 426,211 chapters
first day adjective + noun

In this reading “ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.”

10,690 times in 426,211 chapters
long white adjective + noun

In this reading “And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.”

3,309 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 67

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 And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

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a-way

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

From this reading And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?

Pending verification
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

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an-gel

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

From this reading And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
APPEARSverbUS /əˈpɪrz/

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DEATHnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
friendsnounUS /frendz/

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

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GRAVEnounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gumsnounUS /ɡʌmz/

plural of “gum” — a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Je-sus

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

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Pending verification
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 JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LEAVESnounUS /liːvz/

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LIFEnounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lo

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

From this reading And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.

Pending verification
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 And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MARYnounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PAUL'SnounUS /pɔːlz/

possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
robenounUS /roʊb/

any loose flowing garment

From this reading And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rollverbUS /roʊl/

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spicenounUS /spaɪs/

aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STEPHENnounUS /ˈstiːvən/

English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STONEDadjectiveUS /stoʊnd/

under the influence of narcotics

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading JESUS LEAVES THE GRAVE.--APPEARS TO MARY.--STEPHEN STONED.--PAUL'S LIFE, AND DEATH.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tombnounUS /tuːm/

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wentverbUS /went/

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

From this reading And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And lo, when they came near they found that the great stone had been rolled a-way.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading And when they went in the tomb, they saw an an-gel clothed in a long white robe, and they shook with fear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading And they said as they went, Who shall roll the stone a-way from the door of the tomb?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wo-men

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From this reading ON the first day of the week, as soon as it was light, three wo-men, friends of Je-sus, came to the tomb with the gums and spice they used to lay out their dead.

Pending verification

Chapter 21 of Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading by Josephine Pollard holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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