1750
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From this reading I was born in the year of our Lord, 1750.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
how long something has existed
From this reading I am now sixty years of age.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I tell what I have seen, and heard, and have been.
brought into existence
From this reading I was born in the year of our Lord, 1750.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
EsaunounUS /ˈiːsɔː/
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I tell what I have seen, and heard, and have been.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I tell what I have seen, and heard, and have been.
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
IsaacnounUS /ˈaɪzək/
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I was born in the year of our Lord, 1750.
held dear
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am now sixty years of age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was born in the year of our Lord, 1750.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
PROPHETICadjectiveUS /prəˈfetɪk/
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Rebekahnoun
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
Roger
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I tell what I have seen, and heard, and have been.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading I am now sixty years of age.
express in words
From this reading I tell what I have seen, and heard, and have been.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
Trewinion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PROPHETIC WARNING "_And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
produce a literary work
From this reading And Isaac loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob._" What I, Roger Trewinion, am about to write is true.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I was born in the year of our Lord, 1750.
a late time of life
From this reading I am now sixty years of age.
