aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
banquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
brethrennounUS /ˈbreðrən/
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
failingsnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋz/
plural of “failing” — a flaw or weak point
From this reading He got up and testified to all his failings.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
GoliathnounUS /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/
(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
invitedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
ministrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
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From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
prodigalnounUS /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
riotousadjectiveUS /ˈraɪətəs/
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
testifiedverbUS /ˈtestəfaɪd/
inflected form of “testify” — give testimony in a court of law
From this reading He got up and testified to all his failings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Now if he had waited before telling all about his riotous living until the others had spoken he might not have given himself away as he did, and I think that I would give myself away if I should go on.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now when I was studying for the ministry there were two or three things that struck my attention particularly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the first banquet mentioned in history that other prodigal son who came back from his travels was invited to stand up and have his say.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were all there, his brethren, David and Goliath, and—er, and if he had had such experience as I have had he would have waited until those other people got through talking.
