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From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
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From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
Alban's
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From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
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 The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
combustionnounUS /kəmˈbʌstʃən/
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
GeorgianounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
missionernoun
someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
NahumnounUS /ˈnæhəm/
a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
naturesnounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
Oglethorpe's
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From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
priest'snounUS /priːsts/
possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
the act of searching for something
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
SensualadjectiveUS /ˈsenʃəwəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading SILK.
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
spherenounUS /sfɪr/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
St
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From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reverend Nahum Silk, B.A., sometime of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, had first arrived in America as a missioner seeking a sphere of labour in General Oglethorpe's new colony of Georgia.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
uncommonlyadverbUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːmənli/
exceptionally
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
undergoingverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was then (1733-4) a young man, newly admitted to priest's orders, and undergoing what he took to be a crisis of the soul.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Sensual natures, such as his, not uncommonly suffer in youth a combustion of religious sentiment.
