used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place.
any person at all
From this reading It might have been called, if anybody had thought of it, "The Chapel of the New Song."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Reverend Hilary Vireo, as I have told you, was the minister.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been called, if anybody had thought of it, "The Chapel of the New Song."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It might have been called, if anybody had thought of it, "The Chapel of the New Song."
CHAPELnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading MAVIS PLACE CHAPEL.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
gospelnounUS /ˈɡɑːspəl/
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It might have been called, if anybody had thought of it, "The Chapel of the New Song."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Reverend Hilary Vireo, as I have told you, was the minister.
Hilary
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From this reading The Reverend Hilary Vireo, as I have told you, was the minister.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Reverend Hilary Vireo, as I have told you, was the minister.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It might have been called, if anybody had thought of it, "The Chapel of the New Song."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
MAVISnounUS /ˈmeɪvɪs/
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading MAVIS PLACE CHAPEL.
MerlenounUS /mɜːrl/
common black European thrush
From this reading It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been called, if anybody had thought of it, "The Chapel of the New Song."
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The Reverend Hilary Vireo, as I have told you, was the minister.
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It might have been called, if anybody had thought of it, "The Chapel of the New Song."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MAVIS PLACE CHAPEL.
preachedverbUS /priːtʃt/
past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading The Reverend Hilary Vireo, as I have told you, was the minister.
deliver by singing
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading It might have been called, if anybody had thought of it, "The Chapel of the New Song."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It might have been called, if anybody had thought of it, "The Chapel of the New Song."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The Reverend Hilary Vireo, as I have told you, was the minister.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
precisely as stated
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
Vireonoun
any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color
From this reading The Reverend Hilary Vireo, as I have told you, was the minister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
a late time of life
From this reading For it was the very gospel of hope and gladness that Hilary Vireo preached there, and had preached and lived for twenty years, making lives to sing that would have moaned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Reverend Hilary Vireo, as I have told you, was the minister.
