used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
disciplesnounUS /dɪˈsaɪpəlz/
plural of “disciple” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading While Jesus was sitting by the well, a woman came there to draw water.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
GalileenounUS /ˈɡæləliː/
an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
JESUSnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
immediately past
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
go across or through
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
SamarianounUS /ˌseɪmərˈiːə/
an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
Shechem
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From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading While Jesus was sitting by the well, a woman came there to draw water.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
Sychar
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From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
in or at that place or location
From this reading While Jesus was sitting by the well, a woman came there to draw water.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long, rough journey, and at last they came near a town called Sychar.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading While Jesus was sitting by the well, a woman came there to draw water.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
at the time that
From this reading Near by was the well dug by Jacob when he lived in Shechem.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Jesus was so tired that He sat down to rest on the edge of the well, while His disciples went on to buy food.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading While Jesus was sitting by the well, a woman came there to draw water.
the words that are spoken
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading SOME WORDS AND WORKS OF JESUS Jesus having to go to Galilee, made up His mind to pass through Samaria.
