used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
agileadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəl/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
(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 “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
betrayverbUS /bɪˈtreɪ/
reveal unintentionally
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
brawnyadjectiveUS /ˈbrɔːni/
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
brewingnounUS /ˈbruːɪŋ/
the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
demanding attention
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
dartingverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
increase twofold
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
doublingnounUS /ˈdʌbəlɪŋ/
increase by a factor of two
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
doubtfullyadverb
in a doubtful manner
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
divisible by two
From this reading Truly, the tongue is a fire, tamed by no man, not even its owner.”
at any time
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Truly, the tongue is a fire, tamed by no man, not even its owner.”
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
GalileannounUS /ˌɡæləˈliːən/
an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ)
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
brought together in one place
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Truly, the tongue is a fire, tamed by no man, not even its owner.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Truly, the tongue is a fire, tamed by no man, not even its owner.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Truly, the tongue is a fire, tamed by no man, not even its owner.”
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
not any; not one
From this reading Truly, the tongue is a fire, tamed by no man, not even its owner.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Truly, the tongue is a fire, tamed by no man, not even its owner.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
saith
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From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
Sanhedrim
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From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
tamedadjectiveUS /teɪmd/
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
From this reading Truly, the tongue is a fire, tamed by no man, not even its owner.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
push forcefully
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Truly, the tongue is a fire, tamed by no man, not even its owner.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading The Galilean shook his great shoulders doubtfully as he stared after the small, agile figure of the boy, darting and doubling, twisting and turning through the huddled masses of people gathered about his Master.
unrulyadjectiveUS /ənˈruːli/
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
which person or people
From this reading There was some new excitement brewing, for the fisherman was thrust rudely to one side by a guard of brawny temple police, who advanced as before, crying out to the people to fall back in the name of the Sanhedrim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “By the double veil—” he began, and stopped short with a perplexed frown.
but in spite of that
From this reading “‘Swear not at all,’ saith my Master, yet my unruly tongue doth ever betray me.
