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Joshua — Complete
Joshua — Complete

Chapter X

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Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.
The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.
He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.
His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.
He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.
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Joshua — Complete

Chapter X

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.
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The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.
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He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.
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His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.
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He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

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 “The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.”

Comrades noun US /ˈkɑːmrædz/

people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers

From this reading “He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.”

Expecting verb US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

thinking that somebody or something will arrive

From this reading “He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.”

Insisted verb US /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/

demanded something firmly

From this reading “He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.”

Resign noun US /resign/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

accept

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

army

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

attesting

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From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

bear

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From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

befallen

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

bonds

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/

people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers

From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

delivered

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

dispensation

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

easy

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From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

Egyptian

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

entered

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

events

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

executioner

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

thinking that somebody or something will arrive

From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

farther

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

following

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

forced

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

gladly

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From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

God

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

God's

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From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

grandly

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From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

harder

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

held

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

helps

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

Hosea

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

how

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

hurry

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

imprisoned

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

induce

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/

demanded something firmly

From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

Jehovah

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

Joshua

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

leaders

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

likewise

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From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

manifest

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From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

many

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From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

matter

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From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

message

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

Miriam's

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

more

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From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

Moses

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

new

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From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

overtake

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

palace

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

people

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

Pharaoh's

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

proceeded

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

received

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

recollected

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

regarded

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

renown

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From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

resignnounUS /resign/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

return

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

soon

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

speedily

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

strange

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

sundered

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From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

too

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From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

treaty

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

tribes

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From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

truth

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From this reading His new one was attesting its truth grandly; never had God's help been more manifest to him than this morning.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had entered Pharaoh's palace expecting to be imprisoned or delivered over to the executioner, as soon as he insisted upon following his people, and how speedily the bonds that held him in the Egyptian army had been sundered.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The events which had befallen him that morning seemed so strange that he regarded them as a dispensation of the God whom he had found again; he recollected, too, that the name "Joshua," "he who helps Jehovah," had been received through Miriam's message.

won

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From this reading He would gladly bear it; for though it was no easy matter to resign the name for which he had won renown, still many of his comrades had done likewise.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Hosea was forced to hurry in order to overtake the tribes in time; for the farther they proceeded, the harder it would be to induce Moses and the leaders of the people to return and accept the treaty.