used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
Claudia
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From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “He is of the Galilean’s company; his name, I think, is Simon.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
disperseverbUS /dɪˈspɜːrs/
distribute loosely
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Their eyes met; he smiled and passed on.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
GalileannounUS /ˌɡæləˈliːən/
an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
Galilean's
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From this reading “He is of the Galilean’s company; his name, I think, is Simon.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is of the Galilean’s company; his name, I think, is Simon.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He is of the Galilean’s company; his name, I think, is Simon.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is of the Galilean’s company; his name, I think, is Simon.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Their eyes met; he smiled and passed on.
in motion
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “He is of the Galilean’s company; his name, I think, is Simon.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is of the Galilean’s company; his name, I think, is Simon.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their eyes met; he smiled and passed on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Their eyes met; he smiled and passed on.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
cut with a saw
From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
Shushan
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From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “He is of the Galilean’s company; his name, I think, is Simon.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Their eyes met; he smiled and passed on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
That's
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From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes met; he smiled and passed on.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “He is of the Galilean’s company; his name, I think, is Simon.”
Tiberias
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From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
having come into contact
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
Tullia
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From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crowd now began to disperse, for Jesus and the big fisherman were moving off toward the Gate Shushan.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “That’s the fisherman I saw one day at Tiberias,” whispered Tullia.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading They came past the two women, so close to them that Claudia could have reached out and touched the tall Galilean.
