used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
Ah
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From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at least my eyes shall behold the land of Israel.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
see with attention
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
a female human offspring
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
emanating from God
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
else
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From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
EpicureanadjectiveUS /ˌepəkjʊˈriːən/
of Epicurus or epicureanism
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
a state of high honor
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
godlessadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːdləs/
not revering god
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
hardensverbUS /ˈhɑːrdənz/
third-person singular of “harden” — become hard or harder
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
inasmuch
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From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
IsraelnounUS /ˈɪzriəl/
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But at least my eyes shall behold the land of Israel.'
for more time
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
MosesnounUS /ˈmoʊzəs/
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
not any; not one
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
rodnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
tressesnounUS /ˈtresɪz/
plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'And where else shall a daughter of Israel desire to die?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That mercy I no longer expect in my own days, inasmuch as the Sultan hardens his heart and will not give us back our land, not though Moses our Master appears to him every night, and beats him with his rod.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
a late time of life
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, I forgot--your mother was an Epicurean with godless tresses; she did not bring you up in the true love of our land.
ZionnounUS /ˈzaɪən/
originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
From this reading But every day for seventy years and more have I prayed the prayer that my eyes should behold the return of the Divine Glory to Zion.
