1706
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From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
Aloysia
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From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
Alvira
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From this reading Alvira Cassier was ill, and requested the attendance of one of the fathers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alvira Cassier was ill, and requested the attendance of one of the fathers.
attachedadjectiveUS /əˈtætʃt/
being joined in close association
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading Alvira Cassier was ill, and requested the attendance of one of the fathers.
blissnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
Cassier
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From this reading Alvira Cassier was ill, and requested the attendance of one of the fathers.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
consolingadjectiveUS /kənˈsoʊlɪŋ/
affording comfort or solace
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
crownnounUS /kraʊn/
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Alvira Cassier was ill, and requested the attendance of one of the fathers.
Francis
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From this reading Since then the great St. Francis had passed to his crown.
Gesu
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From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Since then the great St. Francis had passed to his crown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since then the great St. Francis had passed to his crown.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Alvira Cassier was ill, and requested the attendance of one of the fathers.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
JesuitnounUS /ˈdʒeʒuːɪt/
a member of the Jesuit order
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
LateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
MeetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Unexpected Meeting.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alvira Cassier was ill, and requested the attendance of one of the fathers.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
purifiedverbUS /ˈpjʊrəfaɪd/
inflected form of “purify” — remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/
asked for
From this reading Alvira Cassier was ill, and requested the attendance of one of the fathers.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
sick-call
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From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
St
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From this reading Since then the great St. Francis had passed to his crown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Since then the great St. Francis had passed to his crown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
UnexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Unexpected Meeting.
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alvira Cassier was ill, and requested the attendance of one of the fathers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some months had passed since the consoling vision in which she saw the purified soul of Aloysia carried to a crown of immortal bliss.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Late on a cold night in the winter of 1706 a sick-call came to the Jesuit college attached to the Gesu.
