brimstone

«brimstone» in Mova's school dictionary: an old word for sulphur, a yellow stone that burns with a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (brimstones)

meaning for a pupil

1) Brimstone is an old word for sulphur, a yellow stone that burns with a bad smell. tree →

2) (old use, in exclamations) «Brimstone and gall!» is an angry cry, like a curse. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales brimstone is the stuff of hell and fire; in exclamations it shows anger

examples

• Old tales say the wicked place smells of brimstone. tree →
• The yellow lumps of brimstone burned blue. tree →
• «Brimstone and gall!» cried the angry old man. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• Then the LORD caused to rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
• Upon the wicked He will cause to rain coals; fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
• There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his; brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «brimstone» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.