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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
32
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
afraid
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From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
Babylon
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
back
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
beautiful
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
believed
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
brother
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From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
built
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
called
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
came
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
descendant
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From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
Edomite
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From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
Esau
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From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
God
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
Herod
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From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
Highest
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
Jacob's
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From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
Jews
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
killed
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From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
king
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
Luke
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
made
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From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
man
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From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
more
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
much
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
own
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From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
READING
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From this reading SECOND READING.
Romans
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
SECOND
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From this reading SECOND READING.
set
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
Son
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
strange
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
Temple
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
true
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From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
unhappy
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From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
up
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
very
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From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
wicked
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From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
wife
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From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
