Chapter XIV

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

From this reading The once fair land lay a barren waste.

(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 Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

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

From this reading And now the prophecy had been fulfilled.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading The once fair land lay a barren waste.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And now the prophecy had been fulfilled.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

brought into existence

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The hour had come in which the last curse was to fall.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading The hour had come in which the last curse was to fall.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

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 Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The once fair land lay a barren waste.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading The hour had come in which the last curse was to fall.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

completed to perfection

From this reading And now the prophecy had been fulfilled.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

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

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

plural of “god” — 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 Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

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

From this reading And now the prophecy had been fulfilled.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The hour had come in which the last curse was to fall.

a person of subnormal intelligence

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The once fair land lay a barren waste.

immediately past

From this reading The hour had come in which the last curse was to fall.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The once fair land lay a barren waste.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

a large indefinite number

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And now the prophecy had been fulfilled.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

on one occasion

From this reading The once fair land lay a barren waste.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

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From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.

From this reading And now the prophecy had been fulfilled.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

only a very short time before

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

a male human offspring

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

temporarily incapable of speaking

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

not in physical motion

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

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

From this reading And now the prophecy had been fulfilled.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

the state of being under the control of another person

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

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

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

loud cries made while weeping

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

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

From this reading Egypt so long in thralldom to her myriad gods, was helpless, speechless, and prayerless, before the might of the ONE Jehovah.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading The once fair land lay a barren waste.

at the time that

From this reading Scarce had the sun gone down when the idiot King gave up the ghost, and through all the realm there arose a wailing cry: "Oh, my first born; oh, my son, my son!"

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Hope was dead, courage had fled, and naught seemed left but a remnant of stubborn will in which to still cry out: "Israel shall not go."