--- title: B — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 12 description: The 1119 words of the English dictionary under B, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/page/12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / B # B — The English dictionary · page 12 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A battle is a fight between armies, ships or planes in a war.[↗](../../battle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A battle is any hard struggle or contest, like a battle against illness or a battle of the bands.[↗](../../battle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To battle is to fight or try very hard against something difficult.[↗](../../battle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The two armies met in a great battle.[↗](../../battle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma is battling a cold.[↗](../../battle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters battled the flames all night.[↗](../../battle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The game ended in a pillow battle.[↗](../../battle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It was an uphill battle to finish the project.[↗](../../battle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teams battled it out in the final.[↗](../../battle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight was hurt in the battle.[↗](../../battle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Getting my brother to bed is a nightly battle.[↗](../../battle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A cruel battle was being fought.[↗](../../battle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Jahaz.[↗](../../battle/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.2.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../battle/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, (Torah DEU.20.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../battle/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation; (Torah NUM.31.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../battle/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Hark! battle is in the land, and great destruction.[↗](../../battle/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.50.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../battle/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.[↗](../../battle/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.13.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../battle/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.[↗](../../battle/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.46.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../battle/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **battlefield** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A battlefield is a place where a battle is or was fought.[↗](../../battlefield/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (figurative) A battlefield is any place or subject where people argue or compete fiercely.[↗](../../battlefield/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thousands of soldiers died on the battlefield at the Somme.[↗](../../battlefield/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited the battlefield where the Battle of Hastings was fought.[↗](../../battlefield/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Poppies grew on the battlefields of the First World War.[↗](../../battlefield/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight rode bravely across the battlefield.[↗](../../battlefield/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · After the food fight, the dining hall looked like a battlefield.[↗](../../battlefield/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The playground became a battlefield of snowballs.[↗](../../battlefield/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Social media can become a battlefield of arguments.[↗](../../battlefield/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Horse was wounded and fell dead on the battlefield.[↗](../../battlefield/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **battlement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The battlements are the walls on the top of a castle, with gaps like teeth, where guards can shelter.[↗](../../battlement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A battlement is one of the raised blocks on such a wall.[↗](../../battlement/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The guards stood on the battlements.[↗](../../battlement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dragon's claws gripped the battlements.[↗](../../battlement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · From the battlements we could see the whole valley.[↗](../../battlement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Flags flew from the castle battlements.[↗](../../battlement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **bauble** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shiny ball or decoration hung on a Christmas tree.[↗](../../bauble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A small, cheap piece of jewellery or a pretty object of little value.[↗](../../bauble/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We hung red and gold baubles on the Christmas tree.[↗](../../bauble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat knocked a glass bauble off the branch.[↗](../../bauble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In art we painted our own baubles.[↗](../../bauble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The queen's crown was real gold, not a cheap bauble.[↗](../../bauble/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She bought a little bauble at the market stall.[↗](../../bauble/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful: broken baubles can cut your fingers.[↗](../../bauble/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She brings her gift with her, whether it is a world or a bauble.[↗](../../bauble/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **bawl** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To cry very loudly, like a baby.[↗](../../bawl/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To shout loudly and roughly.[↗](../../bawl/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) «bawl someone out» = to tell them off angrily.[↗](../../bawl/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby bawled all night.[↗](../../bawl/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Get out!» bawled the cook.[↗](../../bawl/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach bawled at the players to run.[↗](../../bawl/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The little boy bawled when he dropped his ice cream.[↗](../../bawl/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad bawled me out for being late.[↗](../../bawl/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Duchess's baby bawled and sneezed.[↗](../../bawl/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Hullo!’ bawled Blockhead-Hans, ‘here I am\![↗](../../bawl/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **bawling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Crying very loudly, like a baby or an upset child.[↗](../../bawling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shouting loudly and roughly at someone.[↗](../../bawling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) «Bawl someone out» means to tell them off angrily (mainly US).[↗](../../bawling/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby was bawling in the back of the car.[↗](../../bawling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I was bawling my eyes out at the end of the film.[↗](../../bawling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach was bawling orders across the field.[↗](../../bawling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop bawling, you will wake up Grandma\![↗](../../bawling/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the toddler bawling in the supermarket.[↗](../../bawling/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bawling went on for an hour until he fell asleep.[↗](../../bawling/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach bawled him out for being late.[↗](../../bawling/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (US, informal)[↗](../../bawling/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There was such a bawling and screaming--the Fir Tree alone was silent, and he thought to himself, “Am I not to bawl with the rest?[↗](../../bawling/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **bay** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A bay is part of the sea or a lake that curves into the land.[↗](../../bay/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A bay is a marked space or area for a special use, like a parking bay or loading bay.[↗](../../bay/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To bay is to howl with a long, deep sound, like a dog or wolf.[↗](../../bay/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A bay is a reddish-brown horse.[↗](../../bay/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A bay tree has shiny leaves used in cooking (bay leaves).[↗](../../bay/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* To keep something at bay means to hold it back so it cannot reach or harm you.[↗](../../bay/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We swam in a sheltered bay.[↗](../../bay/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Park the car in an empty bay.[↗](../../bay/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wolves bayed at the full moon.[↗](../../bay/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum puts a bay leaf in the soup.[↗](../../bay/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She rode a bay horse with a black mane.[↗](../../bay/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands to keep germs at bay.[↗](../../bay/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The house has a big bay window.[↗](../../bay/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · All day long the army of the Persians was kept at bay.[↗](../../bay/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Asher dwelt at the shore of the sea, and abideth by its bays.[↗](../../bay/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.5.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bay/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled bay horses.[↗](../../bay/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEC.6.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bay/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looked southward.[↗](../../bay/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.15.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bay/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **bayonet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A bayonet is a sharp steel blade that fits on the end of a rifle for close fighting.[↗](../../bayonet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To bayonet someone is to stab them with a bayonet.[↗](../../bayonet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The soldier fixed his bayonet to the rifle.[↗](../../bayonet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The guards stood at the gate with bayonets.[↗](../../bayonet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hedge was made of bayonets, sharp as knives.[↗](../../bayonet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was bayoneted in the battle.[↗](../../bayonet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **bazaar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A market, especially in the Middle East or South Asia, with many small shops and stalls in a street or covered area.[↗](../../bazaar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A sale held to raise money for a school, church or charity, also called a fete or fair.[↗](../../bazaar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bazaar was full of spices, carpets and lamps.[↗](../../bazaar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul has thousands of shops.[↗](../../bazaar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school holds a Christmas bazaar every December.[↗](../../bazaar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum baked cupcakes for the church bazaar.[↗](../../bazaar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We bargained for a bag at the bazaar.[↗](../../bazaar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bazaar raised enough money for new library books.[↗](../../bazaar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There all the people were in the bazaars, buying and selling.[↗](../../bazaar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **bb** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (USA) A BB is a small round metal pellet fired from an air gun called a BB gun.[↗](../../bb/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (texting, slang) «bb» is short for «baby», a pet name, or for «bye bye».[↗](../../bb/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (school, pencils) On pencils, BB means very soft and dark (more B means softer).[↗](../../bb/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (other uses) BB can stand for many things, like «bed and breakfast» in some ads, or Big Brother.[↗](../../bb/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle keeps his BB gun locked in a cupboard.[↗](../../bb/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A BB can hurt someone's eye, so never aim at people.[↗](../../bb/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "gtg bb" means "got to go, bye bye".[↗](../../bb/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The art teacher gave us soft BB pencils for shading.[↗](../../bb/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He texted "miss you bb" to his girlfriend.[↗](../../bb/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **bc** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* BC is written after a year to mean that many years before the year 1 in the usual calendar, counted backwards.[↗](../../bc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Julius Caesar died in 44 BC.[↗](../../bc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* BC stands for British Columbia, a province on the west coast of Canada.[↗](../../bc/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In text messages, «bc» is a short way of writing «because».[↗](../../bc/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Great Pyramid was built around 2560 BC.[↗](../../bc/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Julius Caesar was killed in 44 BC.[↗](../../bc/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 300 BC came before 200 BC.[↗](../../bc/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · From 50 BC to AD 50 is 99 years, because there is no year zero.[↗](../../bc/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Vancouver is the largest city in BC.[↗](../../bc/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «I can't come bc I have practice,» my friend texted.[↗](../../bc/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **bce** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* BCE stands for «Before the Common Era», used after a year number to show years counted backwards from the start of the usual calendar; it means the same as BC («before Christ»).[↗](../../bce/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Its partner is CE («Common Era»), which means the same as AD.[↗](../../bce/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pyramids of Giza were built more than two thousand years BCE.[↗](../../bce/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · On our timeline, years BCE are on the left.[↗](../../bce/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · BCE means the same as BC.[↗](../../bce/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bigger the number BCE, the longer ago it was.[↗](../../bce/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient Rome was founded many centuries BCE.[↗](../../bce/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our book uses BCE and CE instead of BC and AD.[↗](../../bce/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stonehenge was built in the Stone Age, thousands of years BCE.[↗](../../bce/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There is no year zero between 1 BCE and 1 CE.[↗](../../bce/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **bdellium** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A sweet-smelling gum from a tree, or a pale gem or pearl, that people valued.[↗](../../bdellium/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.[↗](../../bdellium/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.2.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bdellium/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.[↗](../../bdellium/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.11.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../bdellium/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **be** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To be means to exist, to be there.[↗](../../be/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* There is a cat in the garden.[↗](../../be/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To be tells what someone or something is like.[↗](../../be/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* She is tall.[↗](../../be/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") The soup is hot.[↗](../../be/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To be tells where something is.[↗](../../be/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The keys are on the table.[↗](../../be/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To be tells someone's age or job.[↗](../../be/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Ben is 7.[↗](../../be/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") Mum is a doctor.[↗](../../be/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Be also helps other verbs.[↗](../../be/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I am running; the cake was eaten.[↗](../../be/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* In maths «is» often means «equals»: 3 + 4 is 7.[↗](../../be/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (casual) In chatty speech forms of be are dropped or bent: «you coming?», «we was late», «them sweets is 2 dollar», «ain't» for «isn't» or «am not»; (US casual) «I'm like» and «she was all» mean «I said» and «she said».[↗](../../be/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (formal) The exam voice uses be in stiff passive and «shall be» forms: «It is given that …», «A total of 12 apples is distributed …», «Answers shall be expressed in whole numbers».[↗](../../be/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* How many apples are on the table?[↗](../../be/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There were 9 apples.[↗](../../be/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") Tom ate 1 of them.[↗](../../be/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 5 rows with 4 chairs in each row.[↗](../../be/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ben is 7 and Kate is 10.[↗](../../be/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Three plus four is seven.[↗](../../be/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful near the pool.[↗](../../be/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I am hungry; are you?[↗](../../be/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The children were very happy at the zoo.[↗](../../be/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice is frozen water.[↗](../../be/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · you coming or what? bus is here[↗](../../be/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · them sweets is 2 dollar each, we ain't got enough[↗](../../be/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · It is given that a quantity of 9 apples was present upon the table, of which 1 was subsequently consumed.[↗](../../be/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · "Why are you knocking me about?"[↗](../../be/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the generations of Noah.[↗](../../be/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.6.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../be/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the generations of Shem.[↗](../../be/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.11.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../be/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the sons of Adah.[↗](../../be/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.36.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../be/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · So his strength was not known.[↗](../../be/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.16.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../be/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · And the days were not expired; (Prophets 1SA.18.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../be/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · And I answered: Here am I. (Prophets 2SA.1.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../be/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **beach** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The area of sand or small stones next to the sea or a lake.[↗](../../beach/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As a verb, to bring a boat onto a beach, or for a whale to get stuck on land.[↗](../../beach/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a beached whale".[↗](../../beach/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We built sandcastles on the beach.[↗](../../beach/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Swim between the flags at the beach.[↗](../../beach/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The beach was crowded on Saturday.[↗](../../beach/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We found shells on the beach.[↗](../../beach/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear a hat at the beach.[↗](../../beach/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A whale was beached on the sand.[↗](../../beach/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Waves wash up seaweed onto the beach.[↗](../../beach/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's have a picnic at the beach.[↗](../../beach/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The beach is disgracefully crowded this season.[↗](../../beach/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **beacon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A beacon is a light or fire on a hill, tower or coast that warns people or guides them, like a lighthouse light.[↗](../../beacon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A beacon is a device that sends out a radio signal to show where something or someone is, for example on a boat or for hikers.[↗](../../beacon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A beacon of something (hope, light) is a person or thing that gives others hope or shows the way.[↗](../../beacon/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lighthouse beacon flashed all night.[↗](../../beacon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · People lit beacons on the hills to warn of danger.[↗](../../beacon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hikers carried an emergency beacon.[↗](../../beacon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rescue team followed the signal from the beacon.[↗](../../beacon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A Belisha beacon flashes at a zebra crossing.[↗](../../beacon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her kindness was a beacon of hope in hard times.[↗](../../beacon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship's beacon showed where it had sunk.[↗](../../beacon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Plane pilots use radio beacons to find their way.[↗](../../beacon/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I got a light, and in a few moments the red flames leaped up as a beacon to them.[↗](../../beacon/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait, that they should make a great beacon of smoke rise up out of the city. — (Prophets JDG.20.38, JPS 1917)[↗](../../beacon/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But when the beacon began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.[↗](../../beacon/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.20.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../beacon/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one, at the rebuke of five shall ye flee; till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.[↗](../../beacon/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.30.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../beacon/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) … [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/page/13/) … [59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/page/59/) - ← previous: [page 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/page/11/) - next →: [page 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/page/13/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)