used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading And the storm increased in fury.
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 “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the storm increased in fury.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading And the storm increased in fury.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
JoshuanounUS /ˈdʒɑːʃuːə/
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
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 And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
MosesnounUS /ˈmoʊzəs/
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
pealed
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From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading And the storm increased in fury.
express in words
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
up to a particular time
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
torrentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrənts/
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So Moses and Joshua climbed up the steep side of the mountain, and the black cloud hid them from the people’s sight.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading And as the people stood watching and waiting, they trembled so that their knees knocked together.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The lightning flashed its fires of red and green, the rain came down in torrents, and louder and louder pealed the voice of the wind and the thunder and the trumpet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You wait,” he said to the people, “till I come back and tell you what God says.”
