used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading By day it rose white and beautiful against the blue sky, and moved slowly before them.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
in addition
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading By day it rose white and beautiful against the blue sky, and moved slowly before them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading By day it rose white and beautiful against the blue sky, and moved slowly before them.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading FOLLOWING THE CLOUD.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By day it rose white and beautiful against the blue sky, and moved slowly before them.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading FOLLOWING THE CLOUD.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to them the presence of the Lord.
and nothing more
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading It was to them the presence of the Lord.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading By day it rose white and beautiful against the blue sky, and moved slowly before them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
PharaohnounUS /ˈferoʊ/
the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading It was to them the presence of the Lord.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading By day it rose white and beautiful against the blue sky, and moved slowly before them.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading By day it rose white and beautiful against the blue sky, and moved slowly before them.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading By day it rose white and beautiful against the blue sky, and moved slowly before them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOLLOWING THE CLOUD.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to them the presence of the Lord.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
a Caucasian
From this reading By day it rose white and beautiful against the blue sky, and moved slowly before them.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gave them the two leaders by whom He had broken the power of Pharaoh, and set His people free, and He also set a great cloud in the air, just above and before them, to lead them in the right way.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "God led the people," says the Word, as they came up out of Egypt.
