used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
avengedadjectiveUS /əˈvendʒd/
for which vengeance has been taken
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
remove the dust from
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That same evening Raphael's neighbors heard the news.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no further occasion for pity or persecution.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading There was no further occasion for pity or persecution.
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 God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading That same evening Raphael's neighbors heard the news.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
hurledverbUS /hɜːrld/
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading That same evening Raphael's neighbors heard the news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading That same evening Raphael's neighbors heard the news.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no further occasion for pity or persecution.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading There was no further occasion for pity or persecution.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no further occasion for pity or persecution.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
persecutionnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈkjuːʃən/
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
From this reading There was no further occasion for pity or persecution.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading There was no further occasion for pity or persecution.
Raphael's
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From this reading That same evening Raphael's neighbors heard the news.
Identical; not different.
From this reading That same evening Raphael's neighbors heard the news.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
estrangement from god
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
sinnernounUS /ˈsɪnər/
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading God had avenged the sin against his holy name, and hurled the sinner in the dust.
squaredadjectiveUS /skwerd/
having been made square
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same evening Raphael's neighbors heard the news.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same evening Raphael's neighbors heard the news.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no further occasion for pity or persecution.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
Trachtenberg
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From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading The following morning it passed from mouth to mouth, exciting universal horror and surprise.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no further occasion for pity or persecution.
which person or people
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Judith Trachtenberg had come home a beggar, and sick unto death; and if she died, as those who had seen her thought she must, the account would be squared.
