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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was trying to fight against God, and so came these terrible miseries on him.
allow
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
away
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
back
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
bear
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
better
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From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
buzzing
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
came
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
care
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
creatures
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
dirty
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
disgusting
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
Egyptians
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
fight
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From this reading He was trying to fight against God, and so came these terrible miseries on him.
flies
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
go
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
God
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
gone
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was trying to fight against God, and so came these terrible miseries on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
horrible
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
Israelites
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
lice
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
miseries
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From this reading He was trying to fight against God, and so came these terrible miseries on him.
most
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
obstinacy
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was trying to fight against God, and so came these terrible miseries on him.
people
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
Pharaoh
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
punished
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From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
QUESTIONS
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From this reading QUESTIONS.
said
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
sent
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
sooner
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
stinging
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
swarms
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
taken
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was trying to fight against God, and so came these terrible miseries on him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
Then
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was trying to fight against God, and so came these terrible miseries on him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
tormenting
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From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
trying
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From this reading He was trying to fight against God, and so came these terrible miseries on him.
unclean
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From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was trying to fight against God, and so came these terrible miseries on him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Next, God sent lice, disgusting unclean creatures, most horrible to the Egyptians, who could not bear anything dirty; but Pharaoh did not care.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
worse
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From this reading If people will not do better after being punished, worse and worse is sure to come on them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then came swarms of flies, buzzing, stinging, and tormenting; and Pharaoh said he would allow the Israelites to go, so the flies were taken away; but no sooner were they gone than he went back again to his obstinacy, and would not let the people go.
