used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She leaned trustingly against his shoulder and looked shyly at the men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
any thing at all
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She leaned trustingly against his shoulder and looked shyly at the men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
the lower side of anything
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
a young person of either sex
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading When James finally spoke, his tone was controlled.
despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
disciplesnounUS /dɪˈsaɪpəlz/
plural of “disciple” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
divisible by two
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading When James finally spoke, his tone was controlled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading When James finally spoke, his tone was controlled.
JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/
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 With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She leaned trustingly against his shoulder and looked shyly at the men.
held up in the air
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She leaned trustingly against his shoulder and looked shyly at the men.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
the force of workers available
From this reading She leaned trustingly against his shoulder and looked shyly at the men.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
a human being
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading She leaned trustingly against his shoulder and looked shyly at the men.
shylyadverbUS /ˈʃaɪli/
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading She leaned trustingly against his shoulder and looked shyly at the men.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When James finally spoke, his tone was controlled.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She leaned trustingly against his shoulder and looked shyly at the men.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
bound or secured closely
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came to him, and he lifted her to his lap.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading When James finally spoke, his tone was controlled.
trustinglyadverb
with trust; in a trusting manner
From this reading She leaned trustingly against his shoulder and looked shyly at the men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When James finally spoke, his tone was controlled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
at the time that
From this reading When James finally spoke, his tone was controlled.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With his arms around her, Jesus said, "If you are willing to serve even this little child, then you have discovered what it means to be my disciples.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if you do anything to keep even the most despised person from believing in me, you would be better off in the bottom of the sea with a great stone tied around your neck!"
