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1738
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
again
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
appearance
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
armful
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
bright
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
Brother
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
Brämer
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
clear
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
day
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
death
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
deeply
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
delight
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
devil
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
find
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
firewood
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
FIRST
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
Fleming
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From this reading --Paul Fleming.
followed
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
fretful
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
God
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
graven
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
ground
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
hall
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
lives
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
LOSS
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
make
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
marked
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
Martin
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
month
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
new
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
ordered
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
own
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
Paul
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From this reading --Paul Fleming.
regretful
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
right
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
sad
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
Secondly
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
shining
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
snow
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
Solitary
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
still
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
strange
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
sun
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
swift
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
Then
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
there
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
thrust
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
time
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
too
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From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
violently
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
way
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading OUR FIRST LOSS Let nothing make thee sad or fretful, Or too regretful; Be still; What God hath ordered must be right, Then find in it thine own delight, My will.
witch
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
woman
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From this reading Secondly, because his death followed so swift upon the appearance of that strange being, woman, witch, or devil, who, time and again, thrust herself so violently into our lives.
woods
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From this reading In the first month of the new year, and on a day when the sun was shining clear and bright, there being no snow on the ground, I was on my way to the Brother woods for an armful of firewood for the hall.
year
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From this reading The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Brämer.
