(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 "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "No, it is not hopeless work," answered her brother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Hopeless work," said Flora, stitching away at her worsted.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Hopeless work," said Flora, stitching away at her worsted.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "No, it is not hopeless work," answered her brother.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Everybody cannot give himself up to such business," said Flora glancing at him.
cannot
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From this reading "Everybody cannot give himself up to such business," said Flora glancing at him.
ChurchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
every person
From this reading "Everybody cannot give himself up to such business," said Flora glancing at him.
FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading "Hopeless work," said Flora, stitching away at her worsted.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Everybody cannot give himself up to such business," said Flora glancing at him.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading "Everybody cannot give himself up to such business," said Flora glancing at him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
HarmsnounUS /hɑːrmz/
plural of “harm” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hopeless work," said Flora, stitching away at her worsted.
Hermannsburg
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From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Everybody cannot give himself up to such business," said Flora glancing at him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Everybody cannot give himself up to such business," said Flora glancing at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
HopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading "Hopeless work," said Flora, stitching away at her worsted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, it is not hopeless work," answered her brother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, it is not hopeless work," answered her brother.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
Maggie
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From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, it is not hopeless work," answered her brother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, it is not hopeless work," answered her brother.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
PastornounUS /ˈpæstər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
in the near future
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
stitchingnounUS /ˈstɪtʃɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading "Hopeless work," said Flora, stitching away at her worsted.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Everybody cannot give himself up to such business," said Flora glancing at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Everybody cannot give himself up to such business," said Flora glancing at him.
(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 "Well," said Maggie, as Meredith paused, "I should think somebody ought to go to those people!"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Hopeless work," said Flora, stitching away at her worsted.
worstednounUS /ˈwɜːrstɪd/
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading "Hopeless work," said Flora, stitching away at her worsted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As you would soon see, if all the Churches had the matter at heart like Pastor Harms and his Hermannsburg."
