used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
anew
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
uttered without voice
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Ma climbed up there one Saturday night.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And then her eyes grew sad.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
gipsynoun
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading And then her eyes grew sad.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
hill-top
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From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
where you live at a particular time
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how
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I've
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From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
Ikpe
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From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
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 This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
the literary culture
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
ManounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Ma climbed up there one Saturday night.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
Odoro
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From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ma climbed up there one Saturday night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
rest-house
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From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading And then her eyes grew sad.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Ma climbed up there one Saturday night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then her eyes grew sad.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
treasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ma climbed up there one Saturday night.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some distance from Ikpe there is a high hill called Odoro Ikpe, on which the Government has a rest-house.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What a grand view!" she cried, as she looked over the wide plain and breathed in the cool fresh wind with a great content, "I've never been so high before."
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading This chapter tells how Ma became a gipsy again and lived on a hill-top, and how after a hard fight she won a new region for Jesus; gives some notes from her diary and letters to little friends at home, and pictures her amongst her treasures.
