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From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
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From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
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From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
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From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
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From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
accursedadjectiveUS /ˌæˈkɜːrst/
under a curse
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
actedverbUS /ˈæktɪd/
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
bellynounUS /ˈbeli/
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
blood-redadjective
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then with its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them, and tried to kill them.
EvenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then with its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them, and tried to kill them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
hitverbUS /hɪt/
cause to move by striking
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
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From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
killverbUS /kɪl/
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
sentnounUS /sent/
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From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
serpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Then with its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them, and tried to kill them.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
stickverbUS /stɪk/
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Then with its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them, and tried to kill them.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then with its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them, and tried to kill them.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Then with its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them, and tried to kill them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Then with its great strength, it threw down Adam and Eve and squeezed them, and tried to kill them.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading 2 It made straight for Eve, and ran after her; while Adam standing by, cried because he had no stick in his hand with which to hit the serpent, and did not know how to put it to death.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 5 But God sent an angel who threw the serpent away from them, and raised them up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 1 When the accursed serpent saw Adam and Eve, it swelled its head, stood on its tail, and with eyes blood-red, acted like it would kill them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 3 But with a heart burning for Eve, Adam approached the serpent, and held it by the tail; when it turned towards him and said to him:-- 4 "O Adam, because of you and of Eve, I am slippery, and go on my belly."
