1921
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From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
22
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From this reading Jeremiah 6: 22, 23.
23
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From this reading Jeremiah 6: 22, 23.
6
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From this reading Jeremiah 6: 22, 23.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THROUGH THE WALL,” “THE BATTLE,” “CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING,” ETC., ETC.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THROUGH THE WALL,” “THE BATTLE,” “CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING,” ETC., ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
see with attention
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
CAREERSnounUS /kərˈɪrz/
plural of “career” — the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THROUGH THE WALL,” “THE BATTLE,” “CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING,” ETC., ETC.
cometh
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From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THROUGH THE WALL,” “THE BATTLE,” “CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING,” ETC., ETC.
DARINGnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THROUGH THE WALL,” “THE BATTLE,” “CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING,” ETC., ETC.
a female human offspring
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
DisasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THROUGH THE WALL,” “THE BATTLE,” “CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING,” ETC., ETC.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
JeremiahnounUS /ˌdʒerəˈmaɪə/
(Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
From this reading Jeremiah 6: 22, 23.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
not any; not one
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
the local environment
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
roareth
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From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
saith
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From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THROUGH THE WALL,” “THE BATTLE,” “CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING,” ETC., ETC.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THROUGH THE WALL,” “THE BATTLE,” “CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING,” ETC., ETC.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
uttermostadjective
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading _Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THROUGH THE WALL,” “THE BATTLE,” “CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING,” ETC., ETC.
ZionnounUS /ˈzaɪən/
originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
From this reading They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion_.
