adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I Life had indeed become complicated, paradoxical.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
blottedverbUS /ˈblɑːtəd/
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
carnaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːrnəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
champagnenounUS /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
clergymannounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimən/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading I Life had indeed become complicated, paradoxical.
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading The devil, in the language of orthodox theology, had led him there.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I Life had indeed become complicated, paradoxical.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The devil, in the language of orthodox theology, had led him there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
Hodder
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From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Life had indeed become complicated, paradoxical.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The devil, in the language of orthodox theology, had led him there.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I Life had indeed become complicated, paradoxical.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
John'snounUS /dʒɑːnz/
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading The devil, in the language of orthodox theology, had led him there.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The devil, in the language of orthodox theology, had led him there.
LifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I Life had indeed become complicated, paradoxical.
MoreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More paradoxes!
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
orthodoxadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrθədɑːks/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
From this reading The devil, in the language of orthodox theology, had led him there.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
paradoxesnounUS /ˈperədɑːksɪz/
plural of “paradox” — (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
From this reading More paradoxes!
paradoxicaladjectiveUS /ˌperəˈdɑːksɪkəl/
seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
From this reading I Life had indeed become complicated, paradoxical.
rectornounUS /ˈrektər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
reputenounUS /riˈpjuːt/
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
resignedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnd/
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
sinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
tempternoun
a person who tempts others
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
theologynounUS /θiˈɑːlədʒi/
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
From this reading The devil, in the language of orthodox theology, had led him there.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The devil, in the language of orthodox theology, had led him there.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He, John Hodder, a clergyman, rector of St. John's by virtue of not having resigned, had entered a restaurant of ill repute, had ordered champagne for an abandoned woman, and had no sense of sin when he awoke the next morning!
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading He had fallen under the influence of the tempter of his youth, and all in him save the carnal had been blotted out.
