used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
any thing at all
From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
ardournoun
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading Until his conversion, he had not opened his Bible since he left his mother's care.
Bowser
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From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NOT DEAD, BUT TRANSLATED.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Until his conversion, he had not opened his Bible since he left his mother's care.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
conversionnounUS /kənˈvɜːrʒən/
an event that results in a transformation
From this reading Until his conversion, he had not opened his Bible since he left his mother's care.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading NOT DEAD, BUT TRANSLATED.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
set up or found
From this reading He found himself wofully ignorant of the simplest Scripture truths.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
halvesnounUS /hævz/
plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself wofully ignorant of the simplest Scripture truths.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Until his conversion, he had not opened his Bible since he left his mother's care.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading He found himself wofully ignorant of the simplest Scripture truths.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
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 Until his conversion, he had not opened his Bible since he left his mother's care.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Until his conversion, he had not opened his Bible since he left his mother's care.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT DEAD, BUT TRANSLATED.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Until his conversion, he had not opened his Bible since he left his mother's care.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
ScripturenounUS /ˈskrɪptʃər/
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading He found himself wofully ignorant of the simplest Scripture truths.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
simplestadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpləst/
superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading He found himself wofully ignorant of the simplest Scripture truths.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Until his conversion, he had not opened his Bible since he left his mother's care.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
thoroughnessnounUS /ˈθɜːroʊnəs/
conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
TRANSLATEDverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading NOT DEAD, BUT TRANSLATED.
truthsnounUS /truːθs/
plural of “truth” — a fact that has been verified
From this reading He found himself wofully ignorant of the simplest Scripture truths.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until his conversion, he had not opened his Bible since he left his mother's care.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Bowser was not a man to do anything by halves.
at the time that
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
wofully
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From this reading He found himself wofully ignorant of the simplest Scripture truths.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading When he was worldly, he was worldly out and out, and now that he had broken with the world and entered into the service of God, he took up the business of religion with a thoroughness and ardour that was entirely characteristic.
