adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
adorationnounUS /ˌædərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
beneficentadjectiveUS /ˌbenəˈfɪʃənt/
doing or producing good
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
brighteningverbUS /ˈbraɪtənɪŋ/
-ing form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
continualadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəl/
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
converseverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərs/
carry on a conversation
From this reading Purity and simplicity hold converse at every moment with their Creator.
countenancenounUS /ˈkaʊntənəns/
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “Surely we have seen such a countenance somewhere.”
CreatornounUS /kriˈeɪtər/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Purity and simplicity hold converse at every moment with their Creator.
EvenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Purity and simplicity hold converse at every moment with their Creator.
FacenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Surely we have seen such a countenance somewhere.”
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Purity and simplicity hold converse at every moment with their Creator.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
instinctnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
kneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Purity and simplicity hold converse at every moment with their Creator.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
prayernounUS /prer/
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
PuritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading Purity and simplicity hold converse at every moment with their Creator.
respondsverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndz/
third-person singular of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Surely we have seen such a countenance somewhere.”
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading Purity and simplicity hold converse at every moment with their Creator.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading “Surely we have seen such a countenance somewhere.”
spirit'snounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/
possessive form of “spirit” — the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Surely we have seen such a countenance somewhere.”
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
SurelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely we have seen such a countenance somewhere.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading But, in truth, their life thus far has been a continual prayer.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They go out of the church, and kneeling at its threshold give way to the spirit’s natural instinct of adoration towards a beneficent Father.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Surely we have seen such a countenance somewhere.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; a Great Face, with a beam of love brightening over it, like sunshine,” responds Eve.
