used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I felt very lonely after Brother May's departure.
(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 There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
eagerly desirous
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
ATTACKEDverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
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blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
a committee having supervisory powers
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Bondi
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From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
confined by bonds
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brethrennounUS /ˈbreðrən/
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
a male with the same parents as someone else
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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showing who or what does the action
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
communionnounUS /kəˈmjuːnjən/
the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
COMPENSATIONnounUS /ˌkɑːmpənˈseɪʃən/
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
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consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
the act of departing
From this reading I felt very lonely after Brother May's departure.
derivedadjectiveUS /dərˈaɪvd/
formed or developed from something else; not original
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
despondentadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɑːndənt/
without or almost without hope
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
at any time
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
morally objectionable behavior
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to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt very lonely after Brother May's departure.
ferventlyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrvəntli/
with passionate fervor
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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many times at short intervals
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
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 I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
HeavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt very lonely after Brother May's departure.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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lacking companions or companionship
From this reading I felt very lonely after Brother May's departure.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
May'snounUS /meɪz/
possessive form of “may” — the month following April and preceding June
From this reading I felt very lonely after Brother May's departure.
a formally arranged gathering
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missionsnounUS /ˈmɪʃənz/
plural of “mission” — an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
of an obscure nature
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
touching and supported by a surface
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
recurring again and again
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no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
try to get or reach
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
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spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
supplicationnoun
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
THRICEadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
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from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading There I knelt down among the rocks and prayed most fervently to the Lord for comfort and help through all my trials.
precisely as stated
From this reading I felt very lonely after Brother May's departure.
VISITATIONnounUS /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
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WAKATIPU
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past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The next day, feeling extremely despondent, I walked out to Bondi, a point overlooking the great ocean.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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which person or people
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading I derived such consolation from the communion with my Heavenly Father that I have ever since felt anxious to advise my younger brethren who go on missions, to frequently seek retired spots and there offer devotion to God and supplication for His blessing.
ZEALANDnounUS /ˈziːlənd/
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
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