used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
for the reason that
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
the lower side of anything
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
burdenedadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrdənd/
bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
without stop or interruption
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
travel across or pass over
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
one or the other of two
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
fencedverbUS /fenst/
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
and nothing more
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
lightsomeadjective
moving easily and quickly; nimble
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
loosedverbUS /luːst/
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
not any; not one
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
SalvationnounUS /sælˈveɪʃən/
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then was Christian glad and lightsome, and said with a merry heart, "He hath given me rest by His sorrow, and life by His death."
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
up to a particular time
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He ran thus till he came to a place somewhat ascending; and upon that place stood a Cross, and a little below, in the bottom, a tomb.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
in or at the place that
From this reading So I saw in my dream, that just as Christian came up with the cross, his burden loosed from off his shoulders, and fell from off his back, and began to tumble, and so continued to do till it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in, and I saw it no more.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on either side with a wall that was called Salvation.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Up this way, therefore, did burdened Christian run, but not without great difficulty, because of the load on his back.
