tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading The Devil was active in our midst.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
(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 For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was evidence of worldliness, backsliding, apostasy and sin.
apostasynoun
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
From this reading There was evidence of worldliness, backsliding, apostasy and sin.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
backslidingnounUS /ˈbækslaɪdɪŋ/
a failure to maintain a higher state
From this reading There was evidence of worldliness, backsliding, apostasy and sin.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading The Devil was active in our midst.
devotions
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From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading There was evidence of worldliness, backsliding, apostasy and sin.
fellowshipnounUS /ˈfeloʊʃɪp/
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
fervournoun
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Devil was active in our midst.
irregularadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The Devil was active in our midst.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was evidence of worldliness, backsliding, apostasy and sin.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
Others
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From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Devil was active in our midst.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
privilegenounUS /ˈprɪvlədʒ/
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
SaintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
estrangement from god
From this reading There was evidence of worldliness, backsliding, apostasy and sin.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
tastingnounUS /ˈteɪstɪŋ/
a small amount (especially of food or wine)
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was evidence of worldliness, backsliding, apostasy and sin.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was evidence of worldliness, backsliding, apostasy and sin.
(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 For some time all had not been well among the Saints.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Others were becoming irregular in their attendance or took part in our devotions without fervour.
worldlinessnounUS /ˈwɜːrldlinəs/
the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
From this reading There was evidence of worldliness, backsliding, apostasy and sin.
a late time of life
From this reading Certain Saints, after tasting for years the privilege of fellowship, had left us: for chapel, or church, or nowhere.
