used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
Andy
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From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
ChapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
ConventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
CONVERSIONnounUS /kənˈvɜːrʒən/
an event that results in a transformation
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
else
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From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
divisible by two
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
every person
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
set up or found
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
the act of departing
From this reading None of the children liked going to church; they went to please Lull.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
JANE'S
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From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading None of the children liked going to church; they went to please Lull.
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 The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
LullverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
Niel
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From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
not one, and not any
From this reading None of the children liked going to church; they went to please Lull.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading None of the children liked going to church; they went to please Lull.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
ould
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From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading None of the children liked going to church; they went to please Lull.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
ProtestantsnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənts/
plural of “protestant” — an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
on the contrary
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
precisely as stated
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody else was a Roman Catholic--Uncle Niel, Aunt Mary, Andy Graham, even ould Davy, though he never went to Mass.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading JANE'S CONVERSION On Sunday morning the children went to church by themselves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The service was long and dull, and though each one of them had a private plan to while away the time they found it very tedious.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would rather have gone to Mass with Lull in the Convent Chapel, but Lull said they were Protestants.
