adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Diana's children are of a distinctly religious turn of mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Diana's children are of a distinctly religious turn of mind.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Diana's children are of a distinctly religious turn of mind.
comfortersnounUS /ˈkʌmfərtərz/
plural of “comforter” — a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
comfortlessadjective
without comfort
From this reading "I will not leave you comfortless," could mean nothing else.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I will not leave you comfortless," could mean nothing else.
curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
Diana'snounUS /daɪˈænəz/
possessive form of “diana” — English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Diana's children are of a distinctly religious turn of mind.
distinctlyadverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋktli/
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading Diana's children are of a distinctly religious turn of mind.
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From this reading "I will not leave you comfortless," could mean nothing else.
GhostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
HolynounUS /ˈhoʊli/
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading "I will not leave you comfortless," could mean nothing else.
LookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I will not leave you comfortless," could mean nothing else.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Diana's children are of a distinctly religious turn of mind.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I will not leave you comfortless," could mean nothing else.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I will not leave you comfortless," could mean nothing else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Diana's children are of a distinctly religious turn of mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
partiesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtiz/
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
religionnounUS /rɪˈlɪdʒən/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Diana's children are of a distinctly religious turn of mind.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
shawlnounUS /ʃɔːl/
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
shawlsnounUS /ʃɔːlz/
plural of “shawl” — cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
ShetlandnounUS /ˈʃetlənd/
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Diana's children are of a distinctly religious turn of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking back to my own childhood, I remember thinking, or rather knowing, that the Holy Ghost was a Shetland shawl.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will not leave you comfortless," could mean nothing else.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I think most children are, and what wonderful, curious thing their religion is!
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading We called our shawls "comforters"; we wore them when we went to parties in the winter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will not leave you comfortless," could mean nothing else.
