tomb

«tomb» in Mova's school dictionary: a grave or a stone room where a dead body is laid, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a tomb, tombs)

meaning for a pupil

1) A tomb is a grave or a stone room where a dead body is laid, often with a big stone or monument over it. tree →

2) (Bible) The tomb of Jesus was a cave cut in rock; Christians believe it was found empty on Easter morning because he rose from the dead. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history, pharaohs' tombs were filled with treasure; archaeologists dig them up. At Easter, pupils hear how the women found the stone rolled away and the tomb empty. Phrases: the empty tomb, an ancient tomb, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, silent as the tomb.

examples

• The pharaoh's tomb was full of gold. tree →
• On Easter morning the tomb was empty. tree →
• A huge stone was rolled in front of the tomb. tree →
• We visited a stone tomb in the cathedral. tree →
• The class made a model of the empty tomb with clay. tree →
• The old house was as silent as a tomb. tree →
• Soon they will go to sleep in the tomb of the great King. tree →

note

The b is silent: say "toom" (rhymes with room). Plural tombs. Related: tombstone (the stone on a grave). Similar silent b: comb, lamb, climb, bomb (but bomb says "bom").

In the corpora

• The curse of Tutankhamun is a newspaper legend; most people who opened the tomb lived long lives.
• Later pharaohs were buried in hidden rock-cut tombs in the Valley of the Kings, because robbers could easily find the pyramids.
• The tomb itself is still closed, to protect it.
• At the tomb of his friend Lazarus «Jesus wept», and then he called Lazarus back to life.
• On the third day after the crucifixion some women went to Jesus' tomb and found the stone rolled away and the tomb empty.

Trees and pragmatics

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