adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had not missed a service for many a day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The attendance was as large as usual.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading The attendance was as large as usual.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN EBEN MAKES PORT Half past eight.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
conductingnounUS /kənˈdʌktɪŋ/
the way of administering a business
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
DanielsnounUS /ˈdænjəlz/
plural of “daniel” — (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They had not missed a service for many a day.
EBEN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN EBEN MAKES PORT Half past eight.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN EBEN MAKES PORT Half past eight.
Elkanah
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From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
Ellery
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had not missed a service for many a day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not missed a service for many a day.
HalfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN EBEN MAKES PORT Half past eight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN EBEN MAKES PORT Half past eight.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The attendance was as large as usual.
MAKESnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN EBEN MAKES PORT Half past eight.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 They had not missed a service for many a day.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading They had not missed a service for many a day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not missed a service for many a day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN EBEN MAKES PORT Half past eight.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
PORTnounUS /pɔːrt/
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN EBEN MAKES PORT Half past eight.
prayernounUS /prer/
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
RegularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading They had not missed a service for many a day.
settees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not missed a service for many a day.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The attendance was as large as usual.
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
vestrynoun
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the vestry of the Regular church John Ellery was conducting his prayer meeting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN EBEN MAKES PORT Half past eight.
wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
showing curiosity
From this reading Three seats, however, were vacant, and along the settees people were wondering where Captain Elkanah Daniels and his daughter might be.
