aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The great Indian service was held in the afternoon.
(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 The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The public service followed at half-past ten o'clock.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
employes
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From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
at any time
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The public service followed at half-past ten o'clock.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great Indian service was held in the afternoon.
half-past
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From this reading The public service followed at half-past ten o'clock.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The great Indian service was held in the afternoon.
Hudson'snounUS /ˈhʌdsənz/
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
hymnsnounUS /hɪmz/
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The great Indian service was held in the afternoon.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The public service followed at half-past ten o'clock.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The public service followed at half-past ten o'clock.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The public service followed at half-past ten o'clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The public service followed at half-past ten o'clock.
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The public service followed at half-past ten o'clock.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
under normal conditions
From this reading Then, as many of the Indians understood English, and our object was ever to get them all to know more and more about it, this service usually was largely attended by the people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
which person or people
From this reading The Hudson's Bay officials who might be at the Fort two miles away, and all their _employes_, regularly attended this morning service.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This morning service was always in English, although the hymns, lessons, and text would be announced in the two languages.
