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 Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
apparentadjectiveUS /əˈperənt/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading That, drinking of its choicest dew, On Zion's hill in beauty grew.
bee-hunter
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From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
BeholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/
see with attention
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
boarnounUS /bɔːr/
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
choicestadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɔɪsəst/
superlative of “choice” — of superior grade
From this reading That, drinking of its choicest dew, On Zion's hill in beauty grew.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading That, drinking of its choicest dew, On Zion's hill in beauty grew.
drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading That, drinking of its choicest dew, On Zion's hill in beauty grew.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
fruitfuladjectiveUS /ˈfruːtfəl/
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
graduallyadverbUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
greenestadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːnɪst/
superlative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading That, drinking of its choicest dew, On Zion's hill in beauty grew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
heathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading That, drinking of its choicest dew, On Zion's hill in beauty grew.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That, drinking of its choicest dew, On Zion's hill in beauty grew.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
MILMAN
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From this reading --MILMAN.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
O'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That, drinking of its choicest dew, On Zion's hill in beauty grew.
PalestinenounUS /ˈpæləstaɪn/
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The change in Peter had been gradually making itself apparent, ever since he joined the party of the bee-hunter.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
tendrils
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
vinenounUS /vaɪn/
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading Behold, O Lord! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine, That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us, the greenest boughs and last.
Zion's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That, drinking of its choicest dew, On Zion's hill in beauty grew.
