Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

in an abundant manner

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

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 On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

the state of being certain

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

weak from exhaustion

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

(architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

at any time

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

plural of “god” — 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 On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

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From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

immediately past

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

past form of “manifest” — provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

not any; not one

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

on one occasion

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

another word for person; a person not meriting identification

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

discretion in practical affairs

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

powerful

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

possessing material wealth

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

except for; apart from

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

being one more than sixteen

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

that is looked for

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

past form of “style” — designate by an identifying term

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

a man who courts a woman

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

in or at that place or location

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

a formal word for “on”

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

precisely as stated

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

at the time that

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

during the time that

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading On this occasion the suitor was no less a personage than Bishop Warren Snow, a holy man and puissant, upon whom the blessed Gods had abundantly manifested their favour.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading But Prudence Rae, once so willing to be saved by the excellent Wild Ram of the Mountains, had fled in laughing confusion from this later benefactor, when he had made plain one day the service he sought to do her soul.

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading In wives and children, in flocks and herds, he was rich; while, as to spiritual worth, had not that early church poet styled him the Entablature of Truth?

a late time of life

From this reading How the World Did not Come to an End In doubt and fear, the phantom of a dreadful certainty creeping always closer, the final years went by.

but in spite of that

From this reading When the world came to be in its very last days, when the little bent man was drooping lower than ever, and Prudence was seventeen, there came another Prince of Israel to save her into the Kingdom while there was yet a time of grace.