used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
amennounUS /eɪˈmen/
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
extemporaneousadjective
with little or no preparation or forethought
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
gallingadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːlɪŋ/
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
graveyardnounUS /ˈɡreɪvjɑːrd/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
intense and profound fear
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
ministrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
subject to death
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SINK OR SWIM.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
prayer-meeting
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From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
sermonsnounUS /ˈsɜːrmənz/
plural of “sermon” — an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
SINKverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading SINK OR SWIM.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
SWIMverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading SINK OR SWIM.
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
except if; if not
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We did not dare to give out the notice of a prayer-meeting unless it was on paper.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We entered the ministry with a mortal horror of extemporaneous speaking.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We were a slave to manuscript, and the chains were galling; and three months more of such work would have put us in the graveyard.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Each week we wrote two sermons and a lecture all out, from the text to the amen.
