used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ABOUT MANY GOOD THINGS.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
Alfred's
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From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
(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 But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
brought into existence
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
dearly loved
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
at any time
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ABOUT MANY GOOD THINGS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
How
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From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
HYMN-BOOK
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From this reading MY LITTLE HYMN-BOOK.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
immediately past
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MY LITTLE HYMN-BOOK.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
informal terms for a mother
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
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 ABOUT MANY GOOD THINGS.
mercy's
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From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
Saviournoun
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
sinfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnfəl/
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
stainnounUS /steɪn/
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
stray'd
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From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ABOUT MANY GOOD THINGS.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
literature in metrical form
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
at the time that
From this reading WE closed our last chapter with a beautiful verse from the Bible; and when she had read it, Alfred’s mamma said, “How full of love was our dear Saviour when he lived upon the earth!
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Christ can all my sins forgive, And wash away their stain; Can fit my soul with him to live, And in his kingdom reign.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading A sinful creature I was born, And ever since have stray’d; I must be wretched and forlorn Without thy mercy’s aid.
