adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
AraratnounUS /ˈærərɑːt/
the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
arknounUS /ɑːrk/
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
ArmenianounUS /ɑːrˈmiːniə/
a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
BabelnounUS /ˈbæbəl/
(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
From this reading And they passed ruined Babel, that was built of Nimrod, the first king of the world, and now is desolation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading And moons were born and died...
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading And they passed ruined Babel, that was built of Nimrod, the first king of the world, and now is desolation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
cannot
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From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading And they passed ruined Babel, that was built of Nimrod, the first king of the world, and now is desolation.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
donkeysnounUS /ˈdɑːŋkiz/
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And they passed ruined Babel, that was built of Nimrod, the first king of the world, and now is desolation.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
moonsnounUS /muːnz/
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading And moons were born and died...
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/
easily agitated
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
NimrodnounUS /ˈnɪmrɑːd/
(Old Testament) a famous hunter
From this reading And they passed ruined Babel, that was built of Nimrod, the first king of the world, and now is desolation.
NoahnounUS /ˈnoʊə/
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
PalestinenounUS /ˈpæləstaɪn/
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
ruinedadjectiveUS /ˈruːənd/
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading And they passed ruined Babel, that was built of Nimrod, the first king of the world, and now is desolation.
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
snarlingverbUS /ˈsnɑːrlɪŋ/
-ing form of “snarl” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And moons were born and died...
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And they passed through the land of the King of Armenia, and they passed Ararat, the mountain where Noah brought his ark to anchor, and where it still is, and where it can be seen still, but cannot be reached, so cold and high and terrible is that mountain.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Behind them the green hills of Palestine died out as a rainbow dies out, and now there was sand before them and now bleak mountains, and by day the wind was swift and hot and by night it was black and cold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so they set forth with their great train of red, snarling camels and little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising sun.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And they passed ruined Babel, that was built of Nimrod, the first king of the world, and now is desolation.
