used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Do you remember what the Lord said about that?"
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember what the Lord said about that?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
fastingnounUS /ˈfæstɪŋ/
abstaining from food
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
promote over another
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
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 "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
Jesse's
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From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
prayingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Not quite."
on the contrary
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
To recall to mind.
From this reading Do you remember what the Lord said about that?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Do you remember what the Lord said about that?"
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One of Jesse's sons was so tall and handsome that Samuel thought surely the Lord had chosen him to be king over his people.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do you remember what the Lord said about that?"
which person or people
From this reading "She was chosen by the king on account of her beauty, but I think it was God who brought her into favor and tender love, as he did Daniel; and rather more depended upon her praying and fasting than upon her beautiful face."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you mean that beauty goes for a great deal with the world and not with God?"
