used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
(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 Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
altarnounUS /ˈɔːltər/
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
antecedentsnounUS /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənts/
plural of “antecedent” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
attendantsnounUS /əˈtendənts/
plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
BaptistsnounUS /ˈbæptəsts/
any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
dearly loved
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
BluegrassnounUS /ˈbluːɡræs/
any of various grasses of the genus Poa
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The church Kate built was small and plain--she had found her husband's estate heavily encumbered with debt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
Campbellites
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From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
cannot
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From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
choirnounUS /ˈkwaɪər/
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
concedeverbUS /kənˈsiːd/
admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
travel across or pass over
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
a female human offspring
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading The church Kate built was small and plain--she had found her husband's estate heavily encumbered with debt.
denominationsnounUS /dɪˌnɔːməˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “denomination” — a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
encumberedadjectiveUS /enˈkʌmbərd/
loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load
From this reading The church Kate built was small and plain--she had found her husband's estate heavily encumbered with debt.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
EpiscopaladjectiveUS /ɪˈpɪskəpəl/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading The church Kate built was small and plain--she had found her husband's estate heavily encumbered with debt.
apart from; not including
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
for a limitless time
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
set up or found
From this reading The church Kate built was small and plain--she had found her husband's estate heavily encumbered with debt.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
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 She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
only a very short time before
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The church Kate built was small and plain--she had found her husband's estate heavily encumbered with debt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
homelikeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmlaɪk/
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The church Kate built was small and plain--she had found her husband's estate heavily encumbered with debt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
ineffectivenessnounUS /ˌɪnəˈfektɪvnəs/
lacking the power to be effective
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
Kate
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From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
go away from a place
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
LeighnounUS /liː/
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
engage in
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
Meeting-houses
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From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
Methodistsnoun
a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
ministrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
persuadedverbUS /pərˈsweɪdɪd/
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The church Kate built was small and plain--she had found her husband's estate heavily encumbered with debt.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
rectornounUS /ˈrektər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
not used up
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
robesnounUS /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
scholarlyadjectiveUS /ˈskɑːlərli/
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The church Kate built was small and plain--she had found her husband's estate heavily encumbered with debt.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading But it had its cross, its choir, and its rector, a scholarly old man who persuaded Philip into the ministry and who on his death was succeeded by him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
vestedadjectiveUS /ˈvestɪd/
fixed and absolute and without contingency
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Meeting-houses of several denominations had been long established there; but to Mrs. Leigh, with Virginia and English antecedents, "church" meant candles on the altar, a vested choir, a rector in robes reading the familiar service of her childhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
at the time that
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
which person or people
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading She was willing to concede to Methodists, Baptists, Campbellites, other attendants of meeting-houses, a possible place in heaven; but hardly in the best society of heaven; and she was one of the people who cannot worship God comfortably except in the best society.
a late time of life
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Years before, when gentle Mrs. Leigh turned her back forever upon the beloved Bluegrass town of her youth, and came to spend the remaining years of her life at Storm--for with all her ineffectiveness she was not the woman to leave her daughter alone in disgrace and sorrow--Kate had tried to make the strange country more homelike for her by building an Episcopal church.
