used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF ISRAEL.
(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 There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
dearly loved
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
DamascusnounUS /dəˈmæskəs/
an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
a young female
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
ISRAELnounUS /ˈɪzriəl/
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF ISRAEL.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF ISRAEL.
a female domestic
From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF ISRAEL.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
Naaman
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From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
Naaman's
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From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF ISRAEL.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
many times at short intervals
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
SyrianounUS /ˈsɪriə/
an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
From this reading There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
SyrianadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Syria or its people or culture
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
SyriansnounUS /ˈsɪriənz/
plural of “syrian” — a native or inhabitant of Syria
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
carry out
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Naaman was a great man, and beloved by all, but he had a disease that could never be cured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was war almost all the time between Israel and Syria.
which person or people
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading One little girl who was carried off by the Syrians became a slave in the house of a Syrian general called Naaman, and was a maid to Naaman's wife.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A band of Syrians from Damascus would often come into a village of Israel and take the people away for slaves.
