aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
for the reason that
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
BLESSINGSnounUS /ˈblesɪŋz/
plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
disciplesnounUS /dɪˈsaɪpəlz/
plural of “disciple” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
at any time
From this reading This is the most wonderful sermon that ever was preached.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the most wonderful sermon that ever was preached.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
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 _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
MatthewnounUS /ˈmæθjuː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This is the most wonderful sermon that ever was preached.
attach to a support
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
held or filled or in use
From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
preachedverbUS /priːtʃt/
past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon
From this reading This is the most wonderful sermon that ever was preached.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
sinfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnfəl/
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
St
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From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
TeachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
express in words
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Jesus began it by telling about some of the great blessings he had brought down from heaven for poor sinful creatures such as we are.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is the most wonderful sermon that ever was preached.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the most wonderful sermon that ever was preached.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading The sermon begins in the fifth chapter of St. Matthew, and the first twelve verses of the chapter are occupied in speaking of these blessings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the most wonderful sermon that ever was preached.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We find some of these spoken of at the opening of his first great sermon to his disciples, called "The Sermon on the Mount."
(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 _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In the first place Jesus may well be called the Great Teacher, because of the_--GREAT BLESSINGS--_of which he came to tell_.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading This is the most wonderful sermon that ever was preached.
