afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his brother, "who comes yonder?"
put or send forth
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Then Christian looked, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now was Evangelist come up unto them, and thus saluted them:
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his brother, "who comes yonder?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
espied
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From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
EvangelistnounUS /ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/
a preacher of the Christian gospel
From this reading Then Christian looked, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."
the organ of sight
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Then Christian looked, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then Christian looked, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Christian looked, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Christian looked, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then Christian looked, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then Christian looked, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his brother, "who comes yonder?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his brother, "who comes yonder?"
salutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading Now was Evangelist come up unto them, and thus saluted them:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now was Evangelist come up unto them, and thus saluted them:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Christian looked, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Now was Evangelist come up unto them, and thus saluted them:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Now was Evangelist come up unto them, and thus saluted them:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now was Evangelist come up unto them, and thus saluted them:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful; "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
at the time that
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
which person or people
From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his brother, "who comes yonder?"
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Now, when they were got almost quite out of this wilderness, Faithful chanced to cast his eye back, and espied one coming after him, and he knew him.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his brother, "who comes yonder?"
