used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading In the evening a new idea presented itself to his over-excited brain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
divisible by two
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evening a new idea presented itself to his over-excited brain.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
futileadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtəl/
producing no result or effect
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the evening a new idea presented itself to his over-excited brain.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In the evening a new idea presented itself to his over-excited brain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening a new idea presented itself to his over-excited brain.
induceverbUS /ˌɪnˈduːs/
cause to arise
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the evening a new idea presented itself to his over-excited brain.
KansasnounUS /ˈkænzəs/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In the evening a new idea presented itself to his over-excited brain.
not any; not one
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
over-excited
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From this reading In the evening a new idea presented itself to his over-excited brain.
by chance
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In the evening a new idea presented itself to his over-excited brain.
rejectverbUS /rɪˈdʒekt/
refuse to accept or acknowledge
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
estrangement from god
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
snarenounUS /sner/
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No. A fine sermon would do good--the Evil One could not desire that--perhaps even more good than his sin would do harm?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Might not his dislike of that sermon be a snare set by the Devil to induce him to reject the call and stay in Kansas City?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After some futile efforts he abandoned the attempt to sketch out a sermon.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some words would come to him at the time, and they would have to do.
