adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading To the consternation of his congregation, his first sermon was quite similar to the address he had given before the Convention.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To the consternation of his congregation, his first sermon was quite similar to the address he had given before the Convention.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
BISHOPnounUS /ˈbɪʃəp/
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I must give the events in their proper sequence.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
congregationnounUS /ˌkɑːŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading To the consternation of his congregation, his first sermon was quite similar to the address he had given before the Convention.
consternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading To the consternation of his congregation, his first sermon was quite similar to the address he had given before the Convention.
ConventionnounUS /kənˈvenʃən/
a large formal assembly
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading But I must give the events in their proper sequence.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading To the consternation of his congregation, his first sermon was quite similar to the address he had given before the Convention.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But I must give the events in their proper sequence.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading To the consternation of his congregation, his first sermon was quite similar to the address he had given before the Convention.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
HnounUS /eɪtʃ/
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I must give the events in their proper sequence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
Morehouse
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From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But I must give the events in their proper sequence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
outbreaknounUS /ˈaʊtbreɪk/
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
preachverbUS /priːtʃ/
deliver a sermon
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading But I must give the events in their proper sequence.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading To the consternation of his congregation, his first sermon was quite similar to the address he had given before the Convention.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
sequencenounUS /ˈsiːkwəns/
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
From this reading But I must give the events in their proper sequence.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading To the consternation of his congregation, his first sermon was quite similar to the address he had given before the Convention.
similaradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmələr/
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading To the consternation of his congregation, his first sermon was quite similar to the address he had given before the Convention.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he returned more fixed than ever in his determination to preach the message of the Church.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But I must give the events in their proper sequence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BISHOP It was after my marriage that I chanced upon Bishop Morehouse.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading After his outbreak at the I. P. H. Convention, the Bishop, being a gentle soul, had yielded to the friendly pressure brought to bear upon him, and had gone away on a vacation.
