adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
abased
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From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading It also tolled slowly when the curtain rose upon the scene of the Crucifixion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This had been the Cure's idea.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
bellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
CrucifixionnounUS /ˌkruːsɪˈfɪkʃən/
the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
From this reading It also tolled slowly when the curtain rose upon the scene of the Crucifixion.
Cure's
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From this reading This had been the Cure's idea.
curtainnounUS /ˈkɜːrtən/
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading It also tolled slowly when the curtain rose upon the scene of the Crucifixion.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
deep-toned
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From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This had been the Cure's idea.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This had been the Cure's idea.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
Magdalene
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From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
missionsnounUS /ˈmɪʃənz/
plural of “mission” — an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every day it rang for an instant at the beginning of each of the five acts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
piercedadjectiveUS /pɪrst/
having a hole cut through
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
rangverbUS /ræŋ/
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It also tolled slowly when the curtain rose upon the scene of the Crucifixion.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading It also tolled slowly when the curtain rose upon the scene of the Crucifixion.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading It also tolled slowly when the curtain rose upon the scene of the Crucifixion.
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
tolledverbUS /toʊld/
past form of “toll” — ring slowly
From this reading It also tolled slowly when the curtain rose upon the scene of the Crucifixion.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It also tolled slowly when the curtain rose upon the scene of the Crucifixion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In this act no one spoke save the abased Magdalene, who knelt at the foot of the cross, and on whose hair red drops fell when the Roman soldier pierced the side of the figure on the cross.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading From a tree upon a little hill rang out a bell--a deep-toned bell, bought by the parish years before for the missions held at this very spot.
