--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 description: The 1025 words of the English dictionary under R, 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/R/page/4/) [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/) / R # R — The English dictionary · page 4 [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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[55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) **rainstorm** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A storm with heavy rain, often with strong wind.[↗](../../rainstorm/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rainstorm flooded the street.[↗](../../rainstorm/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We sheltered from the rainstorm under a bridge.[↗](../../rainstorm/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A rainstorm hit the town at night.[↗](../../rainstorm/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rainstorm stopped the football match.[↗](../../rainstorm/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Never walk through floodwater after a rainstorm.[↗](../../rainstorm/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the rainstorm there was a rainbow.[↗](../../rainstorm/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rainwater** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Water that has fallen as rain.[↗](../../rainwater/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We collect rainwater in a barrel for the garden.[↗](../../rainwater/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rainwater ran down the windows.[↗](../../rainwater/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants like rainwater better than tap water.[↗](../../rainwater/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rainwater flows into streams and then rivers.[↗](../../rainwater/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't drink rainwater from puddles.[↗](../../rainwater/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class measured the rainwater with a rain gauge.[↗](../../rainwater/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In Australia, many houses have a rainwater tank.[↗](../../rainwater/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The gutter carries rainwater off the roof.[↗](../../rainwater/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rainy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rainy means with a lot of rain: a rainy day, a rainy country.[↗](../../rainy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rainy season is the time of year when it rains most.[↗](../../rainy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was a rainy morning, so we played inside.[↗](../../rainy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Take an umbrella, it looks rainy.[↗](../../rainy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ireland is a rainy country.[↗](../../rainy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the rainy season, rivers flood.[↗](../../rainy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I like reading on rainy days.[↗](../../rainy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Save some pocket money for a rainy day.[↗](../../rainy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The rainiest month here is November.[↗](../../rainy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Rainy weather makes the roads slippery.[↗](../../rainy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It was late in the autumn, with rainy and cloudy weather.[↗](../../rainy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; (Writings PRO.27.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rainy/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **raise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To raise something is to lift it or move it higher.[↗](../../raise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To raise an amount is to make it bigger, like raising prices.[↗](../../raise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To raise children or animals is to look after them while they grow up.[↗](../../raise/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To raise money is to collect it for a cause.[↗](../../raise/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To raise a question or a problem is to mention it.[↗](../../raise/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A raise (American) is an increase in pay.[↗](../../raise/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Raise your hand if you know the answer.[↗](../../raise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We raised fifty pounds at the bake sale.[↗](../../raise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They raised the flag at the start of the games.[↗](../../raise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Please don't raise your voice.[↗](../../raise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandparents raised six children.[↗](../../raise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop raised its prices.[↗](../../raise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She raised a good question.[↗](../../raise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Akela raised his old head wearily:--[↗](../../raise/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A prophet will the LORD thy God raise up unto thee, from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; (Torah DEU.18.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raise/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Judah said unto Onan: 'Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.'[↗](../../raise/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.38.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raise/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.[↗](../../raise/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.18.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raise/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Who hath raised up one from the east, at whose steps victory attendeth?[↗](../../raise/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.41.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raise/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · For ye have said: 'The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.'[↗](../../raise/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.29.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raise/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof; (Writings PSA.107.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raise/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **raisin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A raisin is a dried grape, small, wrinkly, brown and sweet.[↗](../../raisin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have a small box of raisins in my lunch.[↗](../../raisin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Raisins are grapes that have been dried in the sun.[↗](../../raisin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum puts raisins in the scones.[↗](../../raisin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never give raisins to a dog; they can make it very ill.[↗](../../raisin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In our experiment, raisins danced up and down in lemonade.[↗](../../raisin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Oatmeal and raisin cookies are my favourite.[↗](../../raisin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A raisin is wrinkly because it lost most of its water.[↗](../../raisin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Raisins are sticky, so brush your teeth after eating them.[↗](../../raisin/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The fountains spouted forth the most delicious wine, and whoever bought a penny loaf at the baker's received six large buns, full of raisins, as a present.[↗](../../raisin/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said unto me: 'Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend and an adulteress, even as the LORD loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.[↗](../../raisin/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.3.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raisin/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **raj** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history) The Raj, or British Raj, was the time when Britain ruled India.[↗](../../raj/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Raj is a Hindi word meaning rule or kingdom.[↗](../../raj/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Raj is also a common boy's name in India and among Indian families.[↗](../../raj/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* India was ruled by Britain during the Raj.[↗](../../raj/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend Raj sits next to me.[↗](../../raj/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many English words came from India in the time of the Raj.[↗](../../raj/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Raj ended when India became independent.[↗](../../raj/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film is set during the British Raj.[↗](../../raj/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Raj» means «rule» in Hindi.[↗](../../raj/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Raj's Kitchen is our favourite restaurant.[↗](../../raj/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Gandhi led people against the Raj peacefully.[↗](../../raj/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **raja** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A king or prince in India or other parts of South and Southeast Asia in the past.[↗](../../raja/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A title of honour for an Indian ruler or nobleman.[↗](../../raja/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The raja rode through the city on a painted elephant.[↗](../../raja/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many small kingdoms in India were ruled by a raja.[↗](../../raja/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The raja's palace had marble halls and gardens with fountains.[↗](../../raja/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, a poor boy brought the raja a clever gift.[↗](../../raja/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rani was the raja's wife.[↗](../../raja/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our history book showed a photo of a raja meeting British officers.[↗](../../raja/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I am a great Raja's son.[↗](../../raja/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rajah** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rajah was a king or prince who ruled a state in India long ago.[↗](../../rajah/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rajah had a beautiful daughter.[↗](../../rajah/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Days passed, and the rajah grew more and more curious.[↗](../../rajah/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the rajah lived in a great palace.[↗](../../rajah/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rake** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rake is a garden tool with a long handle and a row of teeth or prongs at the end for gathering leaves or smoothing soil.[↗](../../rake/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To rake means to use a rake to gather things or make soil flat.[↗](../../rake/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To rake through something means to search it carefully.[↗](../../rake/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To rake in money means to get a lot of it.[↗](../../rake/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To rake a fire means to stir its ashes and embers with a rake-like tool.[↗](../../rake/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We raked the leaves into a big pile.[↗](../../rake/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Then we jumped in the pile of leaves\![↗](../../rake/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Leave the rake with its prongs facing down.[↗](../../rake/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad raked the soil flat before we planted the seeds.[↗](../../rake/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She raked through the box looking for her lost earring.[↗](../../rake/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is as thin as a rake.[↗](../../rake/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake sale raked in lots of money for the school.[↗](../../rake/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The rake leaned against the shed.[↗](../../rake/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The goodman was taking off his breeches, and the goodwife raking the fire.[↗](../../rake/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rakish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rakish means dashing, jaunty and a little cheeky, as in a hat set at a bold slant.[↗](../../rakish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He wore his cap at a rakish angle.[↗](../../rakish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirate had a rakish grin.[↗](../../rakish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A rakish hat sat over his curls.[↗](../../rakish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rakishly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a dashing, stylish and confident way, often slightly careless or cheeky: «a hat worn rakishly to one side».[↗](../../rakishly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old) In a way that shows wild, not respectable behaviour.[↗](../../rakishly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He wore his cap rakishly tilted over one eye.[↗](../../rakishly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirate grinned rakishly.[↗](../../rakishly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad set his cap rakishly on his head.[↗](../../rakishly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The sailor's scarf was tied rakishly at his neck.[↗](../../rakishly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The car was painted rakishly in red and gold.[↗](../../rakishly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore her beret rakishly on one side.[↗](../../rakishly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rally is a big public meeting where many people gather to support or protest about something.[↗](../../rally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rally is a car race on ordinary or rough roads, often in stages.[↗](../../rally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In tennis, badminton or table tennis, a rally is a series of hits back and forth before a point is won.[↗](../../rally/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To rally means to come together, or bring people together, to support someone or something.[↗](../../rally/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (verb) To rally means to recover strength, as when a sick person or a losing team gets better.[↗](../../rally/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* To rally someone means to tease them in a friendly, joking way.[↗](../../rally/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thousands of people went to the climate rally.[↗](../../rally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rally drivers raced through the forest.[↗](../../rally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a twenty-shot rally in table tennis.[↗](../../rally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Friends rallied round when Mum was in hospital.[↗](../../rally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team rallied in the second half and won.[↗](../../rally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa was very ill, but he has rallied.[↗](../../rally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The candidate gave a speech at the rally.[↗](../../rally/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody went to bed, but all passed the night in rallying and joking with each other.[↗](../../rally/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **ram** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ram is a male sheep, usually with big curled horns.[↗](../../ram/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To ram something is to hit or push it very hard, often on purpose.[↗](../../ram/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To ram something into a place is to push it in with force, so it is squashed and tight.[↗](../../ram/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* RAM (said «ram») is a computer's working memory, which holds what the computer is using right now.[↗](../../ram/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (old) A battering ram is a heavy log once used to smash castle doors.[↗](../../ram/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ram lowered its horns and charged at the fence.[↗](../../ram/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A ewe and a ram stood in the field with their lambs.[↗](../../ram/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The thief rammed the gate with a stolen van.[↗](../../ram/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He rammed all his clothes into the small bag.[↗](../../ram/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher rammed home the rule: always check your answer.[↗](../../ram/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My laptop has eight gigabytes of RAM.[↗](../../ram/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers used a battering ram to break down the door.[↗](../../ram/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop was absolutely rammed on Saturday.[↗](../../ram/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (UK slang)[↗](../../ram/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · What would two do with one ram?[↗](../../ram/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ram/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, (Torah GEN.32.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ram/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering; (Torah NUM.7.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ram/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; (Writings RUT.4.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ram/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep.[↗](../../ram/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.114.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ram/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; ye hills, like young sheep?[↗](../../ram/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.114.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ram/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **ramadan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when many Muslims fast: they do not eat or drink from dawn until sunset.[↗](../../ramadan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The time of prayer, giving to others and thinking about one's faith during that month.[↗](../../ramadan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims.[↗](../../ramadan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · During Ramadan, Amir's family eats after sunset.[↗](../../ramadan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Young children usually do not have to fast in Ramadan.[↗](../../ramadan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · At the end of Ramadan, people celebrate Eid.[↗](../../ramadan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about Ramadan in religious education.[↗](../../ramadan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · "Ramadan Mubarak!" said our teacher to the Muslim pupils.[↗](../../ramadan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · During Ramadan, many people give money to the poor.[↗](../../ramadan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ramble** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To walk for pleasure in the countryside, often without a fixed route.[↗](../../ramble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A long walk in the countryside.[↗](../../ramble/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To talk or write for a long time in a confused way, wandering off the point.[↗](../../ramble/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (of plants) To grow and spread in all directions: «rambling roses».[↗](../../ramble/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We went for a ramble across the hills.[↗](../../ramble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mole and the Rat rambled along the river bank.[↗](../../ramble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa tends to ramble on about the old days.[↗](../../ramble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't ramble — answer the question.[↗](../../ramble/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Roses rambled over the cottage wall.[↗](../../ramble/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ramblers stopped for lunch by a stream.[↗](../../ramble/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · During one of these rambles, he found a fruit growing wild, of a most refreshing and cooling nature.[↗](../../ramble/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ramification** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) A result or consequence of an action or decision, often one that is complicated or not expected.[↗](../../ramification/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) A branch, or one of many branches of something, like a tree or river.[↗](../../ramification/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We need to think about the ramifications of this decision.[↗](../../ramification/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The war had ramifications all over the world.[↗](../../ramification/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cutting down the forest had serious ramifications for the animals.[↗](../../ramification/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad never considered the ramifications of his wild driving.[↗](../../ramification/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The ramifications of the new rule were not clear.[↗](../../ramification/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Every lie has ramifications.[↗](../../ramification/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ramp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sloping surface that joins a lower place and a higher place, used instead of steps.[↗](../../ramp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* "Ramp up" means increase.[↗](../../ramp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "ramp up the speed".[↗](../../ramp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In old use, to ramp means to rage about wildly and behave in a violent way.[↗](../../ramp/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school has a ramp for wheelchairs.[↗](../../ramp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We rolled toy cars down a ramp in science.[↗](../../ramp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A steeper ramp makes the car go faster.[↗](../../ramp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He skated down the ramp wearing a helmet.[↗](../../ramp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Push the pram up the ramp.[↗](../../ramp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The company ramped up production.[↗](../../ramp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They were all very anxious to know what had happened, but he rushed off and locked himself into a room, where he ramped and raved until he was tired.[↗](../../ramp/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rampart** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rampart is a high wall of earth or stone built to defend a town or castle.[↗](../../rampart/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The ramparts are the walkway along the top of such a wall.[↗](../../rampart/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The soldiers stood on the ramparts.[↗](../../rampart/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The town was guarded by high ramparts.[↗](../../rampart/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We walked along the ramparts and looked at the sea.[↗](../../rampart/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He also formed and designed from his Spirit, and from the void and formless made earth, even as a rampart, or standing wall, and varied its surface even as the crossing of beams.[↗](../../rampart/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../rampart/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mark ye well her ramparts, traverse her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.[↗](../../rampart/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.48.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rampart/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Art thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, and of the sea her wall?[↗](../../rampart/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets NAM.3.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rampart/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down for mounds, and for ramparts; (Prophets JER.33.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rampart/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/3/) **4** [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/5/) … [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) - ← previous: [page 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/3/) - next →: [page 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/5/) - ↑ back to [The English 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