used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After it had come to Shiloh to stay it was called the temple.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
for the reason that
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After it had come to Shiloh to stay it was called the temple.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
CanaannounUS /ˈkeɪnən/
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 Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
a young person of either sex
From this reading SAMUEL--THE CHILD OF THE TEMPLE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After it had come to Shiloh to stay it was called the temple.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
Eli
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From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
Elkanah
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From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After it had come to Shiloh to stay it was called the temple.
Hannah
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From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
not one, and not any
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAMUEL--THE CHILD OF THE TEMPLE.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
on one occasion
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
Ramah
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From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
sacrificesnounUS /ˈsækrəfaɪsɪz/
plural of “sacrifice” — the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
SAMUELnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading SAMUEL--THE CHILD OF THE TEMPLE.
cut with a saw
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
ShilohnounUS /ˈʃaɪloʊ/
the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
sorrowfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɑːroʊfəl/
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading After it had come to Shiloh to stay it was called the temple.
TabernaclenounUS /ˈtæbərnækəl/
the Mormon temple
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading SAMUEL--THE CHILD OF THE TEMPLE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAMUEL--THE CHILD OF THE TEMPLE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
tribesnounUS /traɪbz/
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
at the time that
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah to worship, and Hannah his wife went with him.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She was a good woman, and very sorrowful, because she saw other wives with sons and daughters around them, and she had none.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The Tabernacle that was built in the wilderness, and was brought into Canaan by the priests was set up at Shiloh in the very centre of the land of Canaan, and once every year the tribes came to it to worship and offer sacrifices.
