used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
anew
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
battalionnounUS /bəˈtæljən/
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
brigadenounUS /brəˈɡeɪd/
army unit smaller than a division
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
the act of burning something
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
chaplainnounUS /ˈtʃæplən/
a clergyman ministering to some institution
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
CommunionnounUS /kəˈmjuːnjən/
the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
confessionsnounUS /kənˈfeʃənz/
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
consolingadjectiveUS /kənˈsoʊlɪŋ/
affording comfort or solace
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Often some would stay a long time praying.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
engage in
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
in motion
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Often some would stay a long time praying.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
prayingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Often some would stay a long time praying.
with low volume
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
with low volume
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Often some would stay a long time praying.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Often some would stay a long time praying.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading And always in those little churches up near the line, whenever there was a chaplain, confessions were heard from five o’clock every evening.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THE ONE THAT WAS LOST The winter passed quietly, each battalion of my brigade moving from reserve to support, from support into the line, then back to reserve again.
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading They had left mothers and fathers, wives and children, but the sanctuary lamp, burning softly, sent to them the silent signal, as it did at home, that “the Lord was in His holy temple.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Here the work was most consoling, for my soldiers, moving about the village in the evening time, used to find their way to the church and there make a little visit or go to confession and Holy Communion.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Often some would stay a long time praying.
