10,000
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From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
AssemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some of these men and their wives hadn’t been out of the woods in years.
breadthnounUS /bredθ/
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
earningverbUS /ˈɜːrnɪŋ/
-ing form of “earn” — earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
expensesnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
giftsnounUS /ɡɪfts/
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
Gordon
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From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
hadn't
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From this reading Some of these men and their wives hadn’t been out of the woods in years.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
he's
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From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
helpingsnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋz/
plural of “helping” — an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
kirknounUS /kɜːrk/
a Scottish church
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
lavishadjectiveUS /ˈlævɪʃ/
very generous
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some of these men and their wives hadn’t been out of the woods in years.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
missionarynounUS /ˈmɪʃəneri/
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
moneysnounUS /ˈmʌniz/
plural of “money” — the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
PresbyteriannounUS /ˌpresbɪˈtɪriən/
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
precisely, exactly
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
ScotsnounUS /skɑːts/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of these men and their wives hadn’t been out of the woods in years.
a male human offspring
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
hurting
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of these men and their wives hadn’t been out of the woods in years.
There's
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From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Some of these men and their wives hadn’t been out of the woods in years.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There’s his salary as minister to the kirk goes flowing out several times over in gifts and helpings to people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he’s generous to a fault sore in a son of Scots folk.
TorontonounUS /tərˈɑːntoʊ/
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
at the time that
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If his right hand is earning moneys with a pen, his left hand is spending lavish and free.
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Some of these men and their wives hadn’t been out of the woods in years.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Some of these men and their wives hadn’t been out of the woods in years.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I mind the year quite long back when the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada was meeting in Toronto and Doctor the Reverend Gordon put down $10,000 so every missionary minister and his wife in the breadth of Canada might attend the General Assembly, expenses paid.
a late time of life
From this reading Some of these men and their wives hadn’t been out of the woods in years.
