Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JACOB AND RACHEL.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Then they would roll the stone back to the mouth of the well.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.

take in liquids

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

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From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

From this reading JACOB AND RACHEL.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

the force of workers available

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading JACOB AND RACHEL.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading And there was a great stone on top of the well.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then they would roll the stone back to the mouth of the well.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And there was a great stone on top of the well.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then they would roll the stone back to the mouth of the well.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.

the upper part of anything

From this reading And there was a great stone on top of the well.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep.

which person or people

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep.