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And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.
QUESTIONS.
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What is the Fifth Commandment?
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Captivating Bible Stories for Young People, Written in Simple Language

Chapter IX

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.
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QUESTIONS.
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1.
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What is the Fifth Commandment?
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Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.”

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1

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From this reading 1.

2

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Absalom

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

all

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

bring

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

came

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

Commandment

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From this reading What is the Fifth Commandment?

David

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

Fifth

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From this reading What is the Fifth Commandment?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

heart

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

home

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What is the Fifth Commandment?

joyfully

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

King

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

mourned

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

palace

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

people

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

QUESTIONS

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son

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From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is the Fifth Commandment?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And when all the people came joyfully to bring King David home to his palace, to be king again, still his heart mourned for his son Absalom.