used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
anointverbUS /əˈnɔɪnt/
choose by or as if by divine intervention
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
BethlehemnounUS /ˈbeθlɪhem/
a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading And Samuel said: Send for him, for I shall eat no bread till he come.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And Samuel said: Send for him, for I shall eat no bread till he come.
take in solid food
From this reading And Samuel said: Send for him, for I shall eat no bread till he come.
being one more than seven
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Samuel said: Send for him, for I shall eat no bread till he come.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Samuel said: Send for him, for I shall eat no bread till he come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
Isai
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From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
IsraelnounUS /ˈɪzriəl/
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
Jesse
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From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
not any; not one
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
except for; apart from
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading And Samuel said: Send for him, for I shall eat no bread till he come.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And Samuel said: Send for him, for I shall eat no bread till he come.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
up to a particular time
From this reading And Samuel said: Send for him, for I shall eat no bread till he come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then our Lord bade Samuel to go and anoint one of the sons of Isai, otherwise called Jesse, to be king of Israel.
tofore
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From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading And so he came into Bethlehem unto Jesse and bade him bring his sons tofore him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This Jesse had eight sons, be brought tofore Samuel seven of them, and Samuel said there was not he that he would have.
but in spite of that
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then he said that there was no more, save one which was youngest and yet a child, and kept sheep in the field.
