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Codex Junius 11
Codex Junius 11

Chapter IX

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98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.
And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.
They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.
The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.
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Codex Junius 11

Chapter IX

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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(ll.
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98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.
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And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.
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They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.
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The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

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 “The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.”

Sail noun US /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.”

Thunder noun US /ˈthunder/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.”

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106

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From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

98

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From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

according

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

all

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

arose

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

band

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.

beheld

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From this reading They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.

bidding

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

blared

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From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

brave

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

dawn

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From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

forth

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From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

gave

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

glorious

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

go

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From this reading They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.

God's

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

governed

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From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

guide

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From this reading They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

heard

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From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

hearts

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From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

host

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

joyful

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From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

leader

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.

ll

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made

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

measuring

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From this reading They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.

Moses

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

out

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From this reading They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.

path

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From this reading They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.

peals

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From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

people

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

ready

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From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

sailnounUS /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

seamen

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From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They beheld their guide go forth before them measuring out the path of life.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

thundernounUS /ˈthunder/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And all the host, the band of the brave, arose and made them ready, according as Moses, their glorious leader, gave bidding to God's people.

trod

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From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

trumpetcalls

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From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

valiant-hearted

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From this reading 98-106) And in the dawn, as I have heard, the valiant-hearted blared forth their trumpetcalls, in peals of thunder.

waters

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From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The sail governed their journey, and after it, with joyful hearts, the seamen trod their path through the great waters.