aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
BAPTISTnounUS /ˈbæptəst/
follower of Baptistic doctrines
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading That was the way they did in those days to show that he belonged to God.
brought into existence
From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
a young person of either sex
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading That was the way they did in those days to show that he belonged to God.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That was the way they did in those days to show that he belonged to God.
without deviation
From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
take in liquids
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
take in solid food
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
Elisabeth
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From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading When John was old enough to understand, he gave himself to God.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
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 Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
grapesnounUS /ɡreɪps/
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When John was old enough to understand, he gave himself to God.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was the way they did in those days to show that he belonged to God.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When John was old enough to understand, he gave himself to God.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
raisinsnounUS /ˈreɪzənz/
plural of “raisin” — dried grape
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
To recall to mind.
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading That was the way they did in those days to show that he belonged to God.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That was the way they did in those days to show that he belonged to God.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading When John was old enough to understand, he gave himself to God.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That was the way they did in those days to show that he belonged to God.
at the time that
From this reading When John was old enough to understand, he gave himself to God.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JOHN THE BAPTIST You remember about the child that was called John.
ZachariasnounUS /ˌzækərˈaɪəs/
a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC
From this reading Zacharias, his father, and Elisabeth gave John to God directly he was born.
