used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading He journeyed up the banks of the Mississippi.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
communitiesnounUS /kəˈmjuːnətiz/
plural of “community” — a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The inhabitants were dying of malarial fever.
else
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From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
faithfulnessnounUS /ˈfeɪθfəlnes/
the quality of being faithful
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The inhabitants were dying of malarial fever.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He journeyed up the banks of the Mississippi.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The inhabitants were dying of malarial fever.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading He journeyed up the banks of the Mississippi.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
jubilantadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːbələnt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
immediately past
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
localitynounUS /loʊˈkæləti/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
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 With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
majesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
malarialadjectiveUS /məˈleriəl/
of or infected by or resembling malaria
From this reading The inhabitants were dying of malarial fever.
MississippinounUS /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading He journeyed up the banks of the Mississippi.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
not any; not one
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He journeyed up the banks of the Mississippi.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
prophetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
QuincynounUS /ˈkwɪnsi/
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
SaintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
cut with a saw
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
sitenounUS /saɪt/
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
arousing affect
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He journeyed up the banks of the Mississippi.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Here and there communities of his people welcomed him with touching joy; their numbers and their faithfulness must have raised his heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The inhabitants were dying of malarial fever.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He came at last to a poor, sickly locality, around which the great river took a majestic sweep, and here the prophet saw what no one else had seen--a site of great beauty and advantage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the jubilant Saints at Quincy the prophet could not remain long.
