used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading So he paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
Amittai
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From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
AriseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
exhale hard
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
the act of breaking something
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jonah started to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading So he paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading But Jonah started to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
set up or found
From this reading He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
the act of departing
From this reading He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
JehovahnounUS /dʒəˈhoʊvə/
a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
JONAHnounUS /ˈdʒoʊnə/
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
Joppanoun
a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
From this reading He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
NARROW-MINDEDadjective
capable of being shocked
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
NinevehnounUS /ˈnɪnəvə/
an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading So he paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
PATRIOTnounUS /ˈpeɪtriət/
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
preachverbUS /priːtʃ/
deliver a sermon
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading But Jonah started to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
transport commercially
From this reading He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
a male human offspring
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But Jonah started to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
Tarshish
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From this reading But Jonah started to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So he paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading JONAH THE NARROW-MINDED PATRIOT This message from Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai: "Arise, go to that great city, Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness is known to me."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading But Jehovah made a furious wind blow over the sea, and there was such a great storm that the ship was in danger of breaking to pieces.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So he paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
