adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "My God, my God!" he muttered, raising his hands and dropping them again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading There is no end to my despair!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading "My God, my God!" he muttered, raising his hands and dropping them again.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There is no end to my despair!
faithnounUS /feɪθ/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
franticallyadverbUS /ˈfræntəkəli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "My God, my God!" he muttered, raising his hands and dropping them again.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "My God, my God!" he muttered, raising his hands and dropping them again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Lord, save us and have mercy upon us!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My God, my God!" he muttered, raising his hands and dropping them again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no end to my despair!
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Lord, save us and have mercy upon us!
mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading "Lord, save us and have mercy upon us!
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "My God, my God!" he muttered, raising his hands and dropping them again.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God, my God!" he muttered, raising his hands and dropping them again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "My God, my God!" he muttered, raising his hands and dropping them again.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "Lord, save us and have mercy upon us!
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "My God, my God!" he muttered, raising his hands and dropping them again.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no end to my despair!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no end to my despair!
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Lord, save us and have mercy upon us!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lord, save us and have mercy upon us!
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
Yakov
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From this reading Father Yakov started up from his seat and, looking frantically at the floor, strode up and down the room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Why did you take such a calling on yourself if you have so little faith and no strength?
