adoptionnounUS /əˈdɑːpʃən/
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
From this reading To secure their adoption and application by all the churches of Delafield was another matter.
ALIENadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
(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 HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To secure their adoption and application by all the churches of Delafield was another matter.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading To secure their adoption and application by all the churches of Delafield was another matter.
applicationnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading To secure their adoption and application by all the churches of Delafield was another matter.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Joe Carbrook went back to medical school, and Marcia to the settlement and the training school.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To secure their adoption and application by all the churches of Delafield was another matter.
Carbrook
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From this reading Joe Carbrook went back to medical school, and Marcia to the settlement and the training school.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading To secure their adoption and application by all the churches of Delafield was another matter.
circuitnounUS /ˈsɜːrkət/
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading Marty was traveling his circuit.
committeenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading The unofficial committee scattered, for one thing.
Delafield
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From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
DoctrinesnounUS /ˈdɑːktrənz/
plural of “doctrine” — a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
EverydayadjectiveUS /ˈevriˈdeɪ/
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The unofficial committee scattered, for one thing.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marty was traveling his circuit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
Joe
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From this reading Joe Carbrook went back to medical school, and Marcia to the settlement and the training school.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
Marcia
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From this reading Joe Carbrook went back to medical school, and Marcia to the settlement and the training school.
Marty
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From this reading Marty was traveling his circuit.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading To secure their adoption and application by all the churches of Delafield was another matter.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading Joe Carbrook went back to medical school, and Marcia to the settlement and the training school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The unofficial committee scattered, for one thing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The unofficial committee scattered, for one thing.
an educational institution
From this reading Joe Carbrook went back to medical school, and Marcia to the settlement and the training school.
get by special effort
From this reading To secure their adoption and application by all the churches of Delafield was another matter.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Joe Carbrook went back to medical school, and Marcia to the settlement and the training school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To secure their adoption and application by all the churches of Delafield was another matter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
a special situation
From this reading The unofficial committee scattered, for one thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading Joe Carbrook went back to medical school, and Marcia to the settlement and the training school.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Marty was traveling his circuit.
unofficialadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl/
not having official authority or sanction
From this reading The unofficial committee scattered, for one thing.
precisely as stated
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Joe Carbrook went back to medical school, and Marcia to the settlement and the training school.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading HERE THE ALIEN; THERE THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH It was all very well to work out the "Everyday Doctrines of Delafield."
