used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rev. John Excell was a personable man himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile.
how long something has existed
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
arisingverbUS /ərˈaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
on or to one side
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
congregationnounUS /ˌkɑːŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading Many of the people in his first congregation remarked upon "the handsome lad."
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
Excell
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From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Many of the people in his first congregation remarked upon "the handsome lad."
Harold
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From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rev. John Excell was a personable man himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Rev. John Excell was a personable man himself.
a boy or man
From this reading Many of the people in his first congregation remarked upon "the handsome lad."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Rev. John Excell was a personable man himself.
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 Many of the people in his first congregation remarked upon "the handsome lad."
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
pastoratenoun
pastors collectively
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Many of the people in his first congregation remarked upon "the handsome lad."
personableadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsənəbəl/
(of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality
From this reading Rev. John Excell was a personable man himself.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Many of the people in his first congregation remarked upon "the handsome lad."
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
shoulderedadjectiveUS /ˈʃoʊldərd/
having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form
From this reading He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Many of the people in his first congregation remarked upon "the handsome lad."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
at the time that
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
a late time of life
From this reading Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River.
yellow-brownadjective
of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
From this reading The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
