used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.
AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
BakersnounUS /ˈbeɪkərz/
plural of “baker” — someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
braceletnounUS /ˈbreɪslət/
a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
demanding attention
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
DOUBTSnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
EzekielnounUS /ˈezɪkiːl/
a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
guardedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːrdəd/
prudent
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
the act of retaining something
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
Rebekahnoun
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
scaldingverbUS /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/
-ing form of “scald” — subject to harsh criticism
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading DOUBTS Almost six months passed.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “I think her trouble hath affected her mind,” the neighbor was saying.
unmindfuladjective
not mindful or attentive
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
at the time that
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “When thou wert gone to the Street of the Bakers I peeped in at the door and she was laughing and crying over a bracelet made of dried grasses which was hung around her neck.
which person or people
From this reading In the House of Amos, friend of that Ezekiel who had died, sat Rachel, the scalding tears dropping from between her fingers.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was not unmindful that Rebekah, wife of Amos, was holding a guarded conversation out in the courtyard with her bosom friend and that it concerned her.