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From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A storm was brewing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
(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 THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
subject to appointment
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the cross-roads the sound of shooting had died away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the cross-roads the sound of shooting had died away.
brewingnounUS /ˈbruːɪŋ/
the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
From this reading A storm was brewing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
cross-roads
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From this reading At the cross-roads the sound of shooting had died away.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading At the cross-roads the sound of shooting had died away.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Occasionally there were far distant mutterings of thunder.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Occasionally there were far distant mutterings of thunder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was nearly noon, the time appointed for the paying of the ransom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the cross-roads the sound of shooting had died away.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
Heb
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From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
ixnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
judgementnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
mutteringsnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋz/
plural of “muttering” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Occasionally there were far distant mutterings of thunder.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was nearly noon, the time appointed for the paying of the ransom.
the middle of the day
From this reading It was nearly noon, the time appointed for the paying of the ransom.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Occasionally there were far distant mutterings of thunder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
on one occasion
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading It was nearly noon, the time appointed for the paying of the ransom.
PITnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
ransomnounUS /ˈrænsəm/
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading It was nearly noon, the time appointed for the paying of the ransom.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading At the cross-roads the sound of shooting had died away.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At the cross-roads the sound of shooting had died away.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A storm was brewing.
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Occasionally there were far distant mutterings of thunder.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Occasionally there were far distant mutterings of thunder.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was nearly noon, the time appointed for the paying of the ransom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PIT OF DEATH "It is appointed to all men once to die, and after death, the judgement."--Heb. ix, 27 The sun was high in the heavens but the air was hot and sultry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Occasionally there were far distant mutterings of thunder.
