used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
admirersnounUS /ədˈmaɪrərz/
plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
(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 A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
a period of 100 years
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
congregationsnounUS /ˌkɑːŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃənz/
plural of “congregation” — a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
carefully weighed
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
dependsverbUS /dɪˈpendz/
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
emanating from God
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
habituallyadverbUS /həˈbɪtʃuːəli/
according to habit or custom
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
engage in
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
Mariona
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From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
and nothing more
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
sincereadjectiveUS /sɪnˈsɪr/
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
thirtiesnounUS /ˈθɜːrtiz/
the time of life between 30 and 40
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
traditionsnounUS /trəˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
TwentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
up-town
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
under normal conditions
From this reading There had been a time when it was not respectable to stay away from church,--when only here and there some persons, usually called “queer,” habitually refused the offices of religion.
precisely as stated
From this reading But the old churches had begun to follow their congregations up-town on the very sensible theory that the individual church is much like any other institution that depends on public support,--it must make itself easy for the public to find.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
at the time that
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
which person or people
From this reading It was better to have had a grandfather who “settled” in the thirties than to be possessed of much money.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRACE Mariona had not, when the Twentieth Century dawned, quite broken with all its traditions.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was still considered bad form to display wealth if you had it; and honest poverty still had sincere admirers among the first citizens.
