used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
at or in the front
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
in addition
From this reading "They also marry in Saba," said Caleb, in pique.
Ammon-Ra
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From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It is as Caleb says," Tarrar assented.
assented
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From this reading "It is as Caleb says," Tarrar assented.
Caleb
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From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "The palm-trees in my country marry one another and they are the most excellent in the whole world."
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading "The palm-trees in my country marry one another and they are the most excellent in the whole world."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
fructifies
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From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
fruitsnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The palm-trees in my country marry one another and they are the most excellent in the whole world."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
take in marriage
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "The palm-trees in my country marry one another and they are the most excellent in the whole world."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
and nothing more
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
palm-trees
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From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
piquenounUS /piːk/
tightly woven fabric with raised cords
From this reading "They also marry in Saba," said Caleb, in pique.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
SabanounUS /ˈsɑːbə/
a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano
From this reading "They also marry in Saba," said Caleb, in pique.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "It is as Caleb says," Tarrar assented.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
Tarrar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is as Caleb says," Tarrar assented.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
in the direction of
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
plural of “wall” — 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 There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
at the time that
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "The palm-trees in my country marry one another and they are the most excellent in the whole world."
belonging to which person
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading "See, my lord," said Caleb, walking ahead and pointing, "these are male palm-trees; and those more slender ones are female; and they marry one another, my lord, and feel love for one another; they grow towards one another, see, my lord, like these two; and they wave to one another and the male fructifies the female; and it is only when they love each other that the fruits are luxuriant and their honey and wine pleasant to the taste."
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading There was a dense wood of palm-trees through which the travellers made their way to the temple of Ammon-Ra, whose walls lay spread like a town.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "The palm-trees in my country marry one another and they are the most excellent in the whole world."
