used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CROSS AND THE CONTRAST.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
CONTRASTnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading THE CROSS AND THE CONTRAST.
travel across or pass over
From this reading THE CROSS AND THE CONTRAST.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
enclose with a fence
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
death of a person
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
and nothing more
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
not any; not one
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then was Christian full glad, and said, with a gay heart, "He hath brought me rest by his grief, and life by his death."
SalvationnounUS /sælˈveɪʃən/
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
cut with a saw
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I saw in my dream that just as Christian came up with the cross, his load got loose from his neck, and fell from off his back, and did roll till it came to the mouth of the grave, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CROSS AND THE CONTRAST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
up to a particular time
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading NOW I saw in my dream that the high road had on each side a wall for a fence, and that wall went by the name of Salvation.
in or at the place that
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Up this way, then, did Christian run with his load, till he came to a place where was a high slope, and on that place stood a cross, and a short way from it in the vale, a tomb.