used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
having companions or an escort
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
altarnounUS /ˈɔːltər/
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
assistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading He was disappointed that the church could not give him a pastoral assistant or a director of religious education.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
bossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading He’d have them, soon enough—and boss them!
buckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
BundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
bustled
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From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
CherrynounUS /ˈtʃeri/
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was disappointed that the church could not give him a pastoral assistant or a director of religious education.
deaconessnounUS /ˈdiːkənəs/
a woman deacon
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
decayedadjectiveUS /dəˈkeɪd/
damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
directornounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading He was disappointed that the church could not give him a pastoral assistant or a director of religious education.
distressinglyadverbUS /dɪˈstresɪŋli/
unpleasantly
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading He was disappointed that the church could not give him a pastoral assistant or a director of religious education.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He’d have them, soon enough—and boss them!
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He was disappointed that the church could not give him a pastoral assistant or a director of religious education.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
He'd
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From this reading He’d have them, soon enough—and boss them!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was disappointed that the church could not give him a pastoral assistant or a director of religious education.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
MethodistadjectiveUS /ˈmeθədəst/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
and nothing more
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was disappointed that the church could not give him a pastoral assistant or a director of religious education.
organistnounUS /ˈɔːrɡənəst/
a person who plays an organ
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
pastoraladjectiveUS /ˈpæstərəl/
of or relating to a pastor
From this reading He was disappointed that the church could not give him a pastoral assistant or a director of religious education.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
plaintiveadjectiveUS /ˈpleɪntɪv/
expressing sorrow
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
plant'snounUS /plænts/
possessive form of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading He was disappointed that the church could not give him a pastoral assistant or a director of religious education.
reverentadjectiveUS /ˈrevərənt/
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
seductiveness
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From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
in the near future
From this reading He’d have them, soon enough—and boss them!
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He’d have them, soon enough—and boss them!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
upliftedadjectiveUS /ˈʌplɪftɪd/
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
vowverbUS /vaʊ/
make a vow; promise
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
Weezeger
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
WellspringnounUS /ˈwelsprɪŋ/
the source of water for a well
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading He was accompanied on his inspection by his staff: Miss Bundle, church secretary and personal secretary to himself, a decayed and plaintive lady distressingly free of seductiveness; Miss Weezeger, the deaconess, given to fat and good works; and A. F. Cherry, organist and musical director, engaged only on part time.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I HE did not stand by the altar now, uplifted in a vow that he would be good and reverent.
ZenithnounUS /ˈziːnəθ/
the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading He was like the new general manager of a factory as he bustled for the first time through the Wellspring Methodist Church, Zenith, and his first comment was “The plant’s run down—have to buck it up.”
