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Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A REVIEW.
The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.
Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.
He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.
Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A REVIEW.
/ə ˌriːˈvjuː/
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The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.
/ðə ˈkjʊrət wɔːkt ˈhɜːridli hoʊm ənd ˈsiːtɪd hɪmˈself æt hɪz ˈteɪbəl wer jet leɪ hɪz ɡriːk ˈtestəmənt ˈoʊ.pən æt ðə ˈpæsədʒ hiː hæd bɪn ˈpɑːndərɪŋ fɔːr hɪz ˈsɜːrmən/
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Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.
Line 4
He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.
/hiː nuː hɪz ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ tekst bʌt ðə rest wɑːz ɡɔːn/
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Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.
/wɜːrst ʌv ɔːl ˈfiːlɪŋ wɑːz ɡɔːn wɪð θɔːt ənd wɑːz fɔːr ðə taɪm æt liːst bɪˈɑːnd ˈriːkɔːl/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

curate noun US /ˈkjʊrət/

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading “The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.”

hurriedly adverb US /ˈhɜːridli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading “The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.”

inspiring adjective US /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/

stimulating or exalting to the spirit

From this reading “He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.”

pondering adjective US /ˈpɑːndərɪŋ/

deeply or seriously thoughtful

From this reading “The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.”

review noun US /ˌriːˈvjuː/

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading “A REVIEW.”

sermon noun US /ˈsɜːrmən/

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

From this reading “The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.”

Testament noun US /ˈtestəmənt/

a profession of belief

From this reading “The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.”

text noun US /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading “He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A REVIEW.

AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.

curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.

fervournoun

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

From this reading Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.

GreeknounUS /ɡriːk/

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

inspiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/

stimulating or exalting to the spirit

From this reading He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.

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 He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

leastadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

ponderingadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːndərɪŋ/

deeply or seriously thoughtful

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.

REVIEWnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading A REVIEW.

seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/

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

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

TestamentnounUS /ˈtestəmənt/

a profession of belief

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.

vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/

having passed out of existence

From this reading Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He knew his inspiring text, but the rest was gone.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Alas! all he had then been thinking with such fervour had vanished.

WorstnounUS /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading Worst of all, feeling was gone with thought, and was, for the time at least, beyond recall.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading The curate walked hurriedly home, and seated himself at his table, where yet lay his Greek Testament open at the passage he had been pondering for his sermon.

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