used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
aye
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From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
Bethlehemite
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From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading SIMEON (_comes to him_).
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very wall.
decreeverbUS /dɪˈkriː/
issue a decree
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading ISAAC (_comes to the doorway of the inn and peers in_).
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very wall.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very wall.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
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 Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIMEON (_comes to him_).
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading ISAAC (_comes to the doorway of the inn and peers in_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very wall.
ISAACnounUS /ˈaɪzək/
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading ISAAC (_comes to the doorway of the inn and peers in_).
issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very wall.
JudeanounUS /dʒuːˈdiːə/
the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ISAAC (_comes to the doorway of the inn and peers in_).
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
peersnounUS /pɪrz/
plural of “peer” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading ISAAC (_comes to the doorway of the inn and peers in_).
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very wall.
registerverbUS /ˈredʒɪstər/
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
cut with a saw
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
SIMEONnounUS /ˈsɪmiən/
(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
From this reading SIMEON (_comes to him_).
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very wall.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
taxedverbUS /tækst/
past form of “tax” — levy a tax on
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading From all Judea, aye, from th' distant land, Each Bethlehemite must come at his command.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIMEON (_comes to him_).
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
precisely as stated
From this reading The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very 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 The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very wall.
which person or people
From this reading Herod the King hath issued a decree That each and all his subjects taxed be; And every one who in this town saw light Must here return and register tonight.
