All 3 Uses of
illustrate
in
Heaven Is for Real
- For one thing, a pastor's wife has to put up with being used as a sermon illustration a lot.
Chpt 17 (definition 1) *illustration = example (to help clarify or demonstrate)
- As we knelt on the floor to pray, I laid the book aside on the carpet, and it fell open to an illustration that pictured King Solomon sitting on his throne.
Chpt 18 (definition 2)illustration = picture
- Or a kid with a brand-new box of crayons illustrating his science lesson: ROY G BIV.
Chpt 19 (definition 2) *illustrating = drawing pictures to accompany
Definitions:
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(1) (illustrate as in: as illustrated by this example) to help make clear -- typically by example
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(2) (illustrate as in: an illustrated children's book) to draw pictures (or provide photographs) to accompany a book or other writing