adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
agreementnounUS /əˈɡriːmənt/
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
Bryant
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
Calvinisticadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Our experience is a common one.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
Cullen
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
divinitynounUS /dɪˈvɪnəti/
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
educationnounUS /ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
else
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From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Our experience is a common one.
FivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our experience is a common one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
NumbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our experience is a common one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
OrthodoxadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrθədɑːks/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
pulpitnounUS /ˈpʊlpɪt/
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
supposedadjectiveUS /səˈpoʊzd/
required or under orders
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
systemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
taughtverbUS /tɔːt/
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both of us grew up under the old “Orthodox” or Calvinistic system of belief.
viewsnounUS /vjuːz/
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Number Five and I have occasionally talked on religious questions, and discovered many points of agreement in our views.
William
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading William Cullen Bryant says of himself, “The Calvinistic system of divinity I adopted of course, as I heard nothing else taught from the pulpit, and supposed it to be the accepted belief of the religious world.”
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Both of us accepted it in our early years as a part of our education.
