happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
react verbally
From this reading I can answer but with sadness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can answer but with sadness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The mission on which John came terminated when Jesus came.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can answer but with sadness.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
dearly loved
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
eclipsedverbUS /ɪˈklɪpst/
past form of “eclipse” — be greater in significance than
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
Governor'snounUS /ˈɡʌvərnərz/
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading Here he preached in the public places, and in the market, and on the very steps of the Governor's palace.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he preached in the public places, and in the market, and on the very steps of the Governor's palace.
HerodnounUS /ˈherəd/
king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can answer but with sadness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
inquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
JerichonounUS /ˈdʒerɪkoʊ/
a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
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 My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The mission on which John came terminated when Jesus came.
JordannounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdən/
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
immediately past
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Here he preached in the public places, and in the market, and on the very steps of the Governor's palace.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading The mission on which John came terminated when Jesus came.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mission on which John came terminated when Jesus came.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Here he preached in the public places, and in the market, and on the very steps of the Governor's palace.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Here he preached in the public places, and in the market, and on the very steps of the Governor's palace.
preachedverbUS /priːtʃt/
past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon
From this reading Here he preached in the public places, and in the market, and on the very steps of the Governor's palace.
prophetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Here he preached in the public places, and in the market, and on the very steps of the Governor's palace.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading I can answer but with sadness.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
in the near future
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Here he preached in the public places, and in the market, and on the very steps of the Governor's palace.
terminatedadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrməneɪtɪd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The mission on which John came terminated when Jesus came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
precisely as stated
From this reading Here he preached in the public places, and in the market, and on the very steps of the Governor's palace.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
at the time that
From this reading The mission on which John came terminated when Jesus came.
in or at the place that
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mission on which John came terminated when Jesus came.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Soon afterwards he left the wilderness and entered Jericho, where Herod chanced to be visiting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can answer but with sadness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Father: The inquiry you made in your last letter, "What hath become of the prophet of Jordan, since the fame of Jesus hath so eclipsed his own?"
