Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

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From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

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

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

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

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

dearly loved

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

the act of departing

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

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

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.

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

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

a person who does not acknowledge your god

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

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

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

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

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

From this reading ISAAC THE SHEPHERD PRINCE.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

go away from a place

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

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From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

not any; not one

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading ISAAC THE SHEPHERD PRINCE.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading ISAAC THE SHEPHERD PRINCE.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

a male human offspring

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

in the near future

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.

not in physical motion

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

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

From this reading ISAAC THE SHEPHERD PRINCE.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

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

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

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

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

which person or people

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

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

From this reading Before Abraham died, he thought much about his dear son Isaac, to whom he was going to leave all that he had.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So the old man called his old and faithful servant, and told him to go on a journey into the land of his fathers, and bring back with him a wife for his son Isaac.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The children of Nahor, Abraham's brother, lived there still, and Abraham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should be both good and beautiful, and not like the heathen women of Canaan.

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

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The young man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father.