adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
adoringadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrɪŋ/
showing adoration
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
appointedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔɪntɪd/
subject to appointment
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
bereavednounUS /bərˈiːvd/
a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading There they burn in the fires of hell from everlasting unto everlasting.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But their tongues clove to the roof of their mouths, and they were dumb.
claspedverbUS /klæspt/
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
clovenounUS /kloʊv/
aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
From this reading But their tongues clove to the roof of their mouths, and they were dumb.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading But their tongues clove to the roof of their mouths, and they were dumb.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
everlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading There they burn in the fires of hell from everlasting unto everlasting.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading There they burn in the fires of hell from everlasting unto everlasting.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There they burn in the fires of hell from everlasting unto everlasting.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
grievingadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvɪŋ/
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
hellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading There they burn in the fires of hell from everlasting unto everlasting.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
kneesnounUS /niːz/
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
liarsnounUS /ˈlaɪərz/
plural of “liar” — a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
mouthsnounUS /maʊðz/
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading But their tongues clove to the roof of their mouths, and they were dumb.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
RepentverbUS /rɪˈpent/
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading Repent!”
roofnounUS /ruːf/
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading But their tongues clove to the roof of their mouths, and they were dumb.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There they burn in the fires of hell from everlasting unto everlasting.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But their tongues clove to the roof of their mouths, and they were dumb.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But their tongues clove to the roof of their mouths, and they were dumb.
transfigured
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From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading There they burn in the fires of hell from everlasting unto everlasting.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The bereaved fell upon their knees before him and clasped their hands and bowed their gray heads, adoring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But their tongues clove to the roof of their mouths, and they were dumb.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At midnight they sat together, grieving, and the angel of the Lord appeared in the midst transfigured with a radiance not of earth; and speaking, said: “For liars a place is appointed.
