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But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.
After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.
The Man Sick of the Palsy.
AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.
And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.
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Captivating Bible Stories for Young People, Written in Simple Language

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Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.
Line 2
After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.
Line 3
The Man Sick of the Palsy.
Line 4
AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.
Line 5
And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.”

Precious adjective US /ˈpreʃəs/

rare and worth a great deal

From this reading “And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.”

All words in this reading · 68

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abroad

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

all

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

blazed

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

came

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From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

Capernaum

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From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

days

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From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

desert

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

doctors

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

door

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

drear

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

Fearing

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

gathered

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

Gospel

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

Grave

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

healed

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

HimpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

hold

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

home

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From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

house

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

Jesus

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

Jews

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

King

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

Lord

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

Man

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From this reading The Man Sick of the Palsy.

many

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

Master

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From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

more

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

news

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

noised

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From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Man Sick of the Palsy.

Palsy

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From this reading The Man Sick of the Palsy.

people

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

Pharisees

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

power

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

preached

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/

rare and worth a great deal

From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

proclaim

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

proud

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

provoke

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

quickly

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From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

recognized

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

round

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

Sick

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From this reading The Man Sick of the Palsy.

some

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From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

stayed

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

taught

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

Thronged

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From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

thus

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From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading AND many people gathered, till The house could hold no more; Grave doctors and proud Pharisees Thronged in and round the door.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading After some days He came again Into Capernaum; And it was quickly noised abroad The Master was at home.

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

Word

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From this reading And Jesus preached, and taught them all The precious, Gospel Word; And healed the sick who recognized The power of the Lord.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But He stayed in the desert drear While blazed abroad the news, Fearing they would proclaim Him King, And thus provoke the Jews.