adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The meeting had been called in answer to an appeal from Exeter Hall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading The meeting had been called in answer to an appeal from Exeter Hall.
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The meeting had been called in answer to an appeal from Exeter Hall.
CALLverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The meeting had been called in answer to an appeal from Exeter Hall.
choseverbUS /tʃoʊz/
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
ChristianadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstʃən/
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
ChristiansnounUS /ˈkrɪstʃənz/
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
creditableadjectiveUS /ˈkredətəbəl/
worthy of often limited commendation
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
DamascusnounUS /dəˈmæskəs/
an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
Exeter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The meeting had been called in answer to an appeal from Exeter Hall.
fanaticaladjectiveUS /fəˈnætɪkəl/
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The meeting had been called in answer to an appeal from Exeter Hall.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading We are full of righteous and passionate indignation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The meeting had been called in answer to an appeal from Exeter Hall.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The meeting had been called in answer to an appeal from Exeter Hall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
hundredsnounUS /ˈhʌndrədz/
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
illustrativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈlʌstrətɪv/
clarifying by use of examples
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
indignationnounUS /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading We are full of righteous and passionate indignation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
massacreverbUS /ˈmæsəkər/
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The meeting had been called in answer to an appeal from Exeter Hall.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
MuslimnounUS /ˈmʌzləm/
a believer in or follower of Islam
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
passionateadjectiveUS /ˈpæʃənət/
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading We are full of righteous and passionate indignation.
passionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
philanthropistnounUS /fəˈlænθrəpəst/
someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
prelatenounUS /ˈprelɪt/
a senior clergyman and dignitary
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
prignounUS /prɪɡ/
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
PunishverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
righteousadjectiveUS /ˈraɪtʃəs/
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading We are full of righteous and passionate indignation.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
unregulatedadjectiveUS /ənˈreɡjəleɪtɪd/
not regulated; not subject to rule or discipline
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading THE CALL "England is in one of those passions so creditable to her moral sense, so illustrative of her unregulated virtues.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are living in the first excitement and horror of the news of the massacre of Christians at Damascus.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Punish --restore the honour of the Christian nations' is the proud appeal of prelate, prig, and philanthropist, because some hundreds of Christians who knew their danger, yet chose to take up their abode in a fanatical Muslim city of the East, have suffered death."
