Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

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

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading YOU remember the Holy Club which the Methodists started at Oxford?

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

a youthful male person

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading While the two Wesleys were in Georgia, he carried on their work in England.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading YOU remember the Holy Club which the Methodists started at Oxford?

make or cause to be or to become

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

in a sincere and heartfelt manner

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading While the two Wesleys were in Georgia, he carried on their work in England.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

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

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

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

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

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

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading YOU remember the Holy Club which the Methodists started at Oxford?

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

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

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

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

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 Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

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 George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley

From this reading YOU remember the Holy Club which the Methodists started at Oxford?

a form of address for a man

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading While the two Wesleys were in Georgia, he carried on their work in England.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading YOU remember the Holy Club which the Methodists started at Oxford?

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

To recall to mind.

From this reading YOU remember the Holy Club which the Methodists started at Oxford?

reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

precisely, exactly

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

a thing, without saying which

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

resistant to change of position or condition

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading YOU remember the Holy Club which the Methodists started at Oxford?

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

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

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading While the two Wesleys were in Georgia, he carried on their work in England.

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

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

the upper part of anything

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading While the two Wesleys were in Georgia, he carried on their work in England.

precisely as stated

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

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

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

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

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading While the two Wesleys were in Georgia, he carried on their work in England.

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

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

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

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

at the time that

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading YOU remember the Holy Club which the Methodists started at Oxford?

during the time that

From this reading While the two Wesleys were in Georgia, he carried on their work in England.

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

From this reading George Whitefield, the "boy parson."--The Wesleys back in England.--Long walks.--Preaching by the way-side.--A talk in a stable.--Sermon in Manchester.--Mr. Charles in London.--Wants something he has not got.--Gets it.--Mr. John wants it too.--A top place in the class.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading He had learnt to love Jesus very dearly, had felt how wicked and sinful he was, and had gone to the Saviour and told Him all, asking Him to "Create in him a clean heart, and to renew within him a right spirit."

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading While the two Wesleys were in Georgia, he carried on their work in England.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading YOU remember the Holy Club which the Methodists started at Oxford?

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Well, one of the youngest members was named George Whitefield; he was a pupil of Mr. John Wesley's, and when he left Oxford he became a preacher.