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.