from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, dear old teacher!" she whispered to herself.
(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 "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
apparelnounUS /əˈpærəl/
clothing in general
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
cause to be bored
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
of short duration or distance
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER TEN.
Christopheros
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From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
dearly loved
From this reading "Ah, dear old teacher!" she whispered to herself.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
FIRESnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading GLORIFYING THE LORD IN THE FIRES.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
GLORIFYINGverbUS /ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “glorify” — praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading GLORIFYING THE LORD IN THE FIRES.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Ah, dear old teacher!" she whispered to herself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
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 "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading GLORIFYING THE LORD IN THE FIRES.
something that is lost
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Ah, dear old teacher!" she whispered to herself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, dear old teacher!" she whispered to herself.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading "Ah, dear old teacher!" she whispered to herself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading CHAPTER TEN.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah, dear old teacher!" she whispered to herself.
twixt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
upturnedadjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Ah, little is all loss, And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore, If Thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay, Through the dark waters of our way, The burden which Christopheros bore-- To carry Thee across."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Ah, dear old teacher!" she whispered to herself.
a Caucasian
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou wilt not have long to look among the multitude in the white apparel, for _one_ face which was upturned to thee that day!"
