Chapter IV
"A minister?--a minister of the gospel?" "He is, indeed. And I----" "And you?" "I am one of his parishioners. I sit under him every Sunday."
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Chapter IV
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"A
minister?--a
minister
of
the
gospel?"
"He
is,
indeed.
And
I----"
"And
you?"
"I
am
one
of
his
parishioners.
I
sit
under
him
every
Sunday."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"A
minister?--a
minister
of
the
gospel?"
Line 2
"He
is,
indeed.
Line 3
And
I----"
"And
you?"
/ənd aɪ ənd juː/
Line 4
"I
am
one
of
his
parishioners.
Line 5
I
sit
under
him
every
Sunday."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I sit under him every Sunday."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I am one of his parishioners.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I sit under him every Sunday."”
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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 minister?--a minister of the gospel?"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am one of his parishioners.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I----" "And you?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I sit under him every Sunday."
gospel
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From this reading "A minister?--a minister of the gospel?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is, indeed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sit under him every Sunday."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am one of his parishioners.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I----" "And you?"
indeed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is, indeed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is, indeed.
minister
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From this reading "A minister?--a minister of the gospel?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A minister?--a minister of the gospel?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I am one of his parishioners.
parishioners
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From this reading "I am one of his parishioners.
sit
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From this reading I sit under him every Sunday."
Sunday
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From this reading I sit under him every Sunday."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A minister?--a minister of the gospel?"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I sit under him every Sunday."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I----" "And you?"