actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Then, too, our thoughts were not entirely taken up with ourselves and our own affairs.
(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 It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
cause to be bored
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
buoyancynounUS /ˈbɔɪənsi/
cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
rid of obstructions
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
digestions
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From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Then, too, our thoughts were not entirely taken up with ourselves and our own affairs.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
glinted
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From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
inexperiencenounUS /ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriəns/
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
inferredverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “infer” — reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
mercifullyadverbUS /ˈmɜːrsɪfəliː/
in a compassionate manner
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Then, too, our thoughts were not entirely taken up with ourselves and our own affairs.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Then, too, our thoughts were not entirely taken up with ourselves and our own affairs.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
POLOnounUS /ˈpoʊloʊ/
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
From this reading "POLO."
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
the rays of the sun
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Then, too, our thoughts were not entirely taken up with ourselves and our own affairs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, too, our thoughts were not entirely taken up with ourselves and our own affairs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then, too, our thoughts were not entirely taken up with ourselves and our own affairs.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then, too, our thoughts were not entirely taken up with ourselves and our own affairs.
tragicaladjective
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were patches of clear sky, and the sunlight of generous acts glinted through the storm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It must not be inferred that our life that winter was all intense and tragical; if it had been so we could not have endured it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading We had all merry hearts and good digestions, and these bore us up under our troubles with the buoyancy which is so mercifully granted to youth and inexperience.
