used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
(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 He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
constrainedadjectiveUS /kənˈstreɪnd/
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
convulsivelyadverb
with convulsions, in a convulsive way
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
HARVESTnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading THE JOY OF HARVEST.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
humbledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəld/
subdued or brought low in condition or status
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading THE JOY OF HARVEST.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JOY OF HARVEST.
overmastering
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From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
prayer-meeting
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From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
school-house
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From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOY OF HARVEST.
theretoadverbUS /ˈðertuː/
to that
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
unwillinglyadverbUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋli/
in an unwilling manner
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
at the time that
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
wrong-doing
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From this reading He had humbled himself, in a public confession of wrong-doing, before all his neighbors, before those whom he had felt to be enemies.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading He had taken the step convulsively, unwillingly, constrained thereto by a mighty overmastering power which wrought within him.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading He had, for the first time in his life, yielded his will, absolutely and thoroughly.
Zeph
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From this reading When Zeph turned from the little red school-house to go home, after the prayer-meeting, he felt that peace which comes after a great interior crisis has passed.
