used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They die, and are with God."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
BaptizedadjectiveUS /bæpˈtaɪzd/
having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
BriernounUS /ˈbraɪər/
tangled mass of prickly plants
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
a small house with a single story
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
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From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
Emmie
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From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
falsehoodnounUS /ˈfælshʊd/
a false statement
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
made afraid
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
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 "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
HawkernounUS /ˈhɔːkər/
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE NAN.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
NANnounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading LITTLE NAN.
not any; not one
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
free from danger or the risk of harm
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
Stewart'snounUS /ˈstuːərts/
possessive form of “stewart” — United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
taintsnounUS /teɪnts/
plural of “taint” — the state of being contaminated
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading "Baptized--and so made sure To win their safe abode, What can we pray for more?
in the company of; together with
From this reading They die, and are with God."
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading _Robert S. Hawker._ A few days after Dr. Stewart's garden visit Emmie came running up the gravel walk at Brier wood Cottage with a frightened face.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Those whom God loves die young; They see no evil days; No falsehood taints their tongue, No wickedness their ways.