adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
astrayadverbUS /əˈstreɪ/
away from the right path or direction
From this reading “Yes, and it was that, in my mind, that led him astray.
audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
BartnounUS /bɑːrt/
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
Cochrane
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From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
frenzynounUS /ˈfrenzi/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
giftnounUS /ɡɪft/
something acquired without compensation
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, and it was that, in my mind, that led him astray.
IvorynounUS /ˈaɪvəri/
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “Yes, and it was that, in my mind, that led him astray.
liftverbUS /lɪft/
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Yes, and it was that, in my mind, that led him astray.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, and it was that, in my mind, that led him astray.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
oratorynounUS /ˈɔːrətɔːri/
addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
preachingnounUS /ˈpriːtʃɪŋ/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
SpiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
spiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, and it was that, in my mind, that led him astray.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I fear that the Spirit of God was never so strong in father as the desire to influence people by his oratory.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Bart says he had a great gift of language!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, and it was that, in my mind, that led him astray.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
willedverbUS /wɪld/
past form of “will” — decree or ordain
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was what drew him to preaching in the first place, and when he found in Jacob Cochrane a man who could move an audience to frenzy, lift them out of the body, and do with their spirits as he willed, he acknowledged him as master.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, and it was that, in my mind, that led him astray.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She must have loved your father dearly, Ivory, and to lose him in this terrible way is much worse than death.
