used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
broadcastverbUS /ˈbrɔːdkæst/
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the woman was not interested in the sowers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
citronnounUS /ˈsɪtrən/
large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
GalileannounUS /ˌɡæləˈliːən/
an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
goatsnounUS /ɡoʊts/
plural of “goat” — any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
hill-path
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From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the time of plowing and sowing in Palestine.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading But the woman was not interested in the sowers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the woman was not interested in the sowers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
overlookedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkt/
not taken into account
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
PalestinenounUS /ˈpæləstaɪn/
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
From this reading It was the time of plowing and sowing in Palestine.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
plowingnounUS /ˈplaʊɪŋ/
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading It was the time of plowing and sowing in Palestine.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
sowernounUS /ˈsoʊər/
someone who sows
From this reading In a field close by, a sower with a basket on his arm scattered the seed broadcast.
sowersnounUS /ˈsoʊərz/
plural of “sower” — someone who sows
From this reading But the woman was not interested in the sowers.
sowingverbUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading It was the time of plowing and sowing in Palestine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
thornsnounUS /θɔːrnz/
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was the time of plowing and sowing in Palestine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Farther down the hillside a peasant was beating his seed into the soil with branches and thorns, and in the valley could be seen a flock of goats being driven back and forth across the field to cover the seed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the time of plowing and sowing in Palestine.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THINK ON THESE THINGS The scent of freshly turned earth, mingled with the fragrance of citron blossoms, hung on the air as a woman from a Galilean fishing town made her way around a hill-path that overlooked the highway and entered into it a little farther on.
