the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Help thou my darkness, Lord, till I am light.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
deemverbUS /diːm/
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
an old word for “before”
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
foenounUS /foʊ/
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
depressingly dark
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O Holiest Truth! how have I lied to thee!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
heaven'snounUS /ˈhevənz/
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Help thou my darkness, Lord, till I am light.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading —JOHN HENRY NEWMAN.
HoliestadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊliɪst/
superlative of “holy” — belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
From this reading O Holiest Truth! how have I lied to thee!
how
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From this reading O Holiest Truth! how have I lied to thee!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O Holiest Truth! how have I lied to thee!
ImmaculateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmækjuːlɪt/
completely neat and clean
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading —JOHN HENRY NEWMAN.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
liednounUS /laɪd/
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading O Holiest Truth! how have I lied to thee!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Help thou my darkness, Lord, till I am light.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Help thou my darkness, Lord, till I am light.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
NEWMANnounUS /ˈnuːmən/
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading —JOHN HENRY NEWMAN.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Holiest Truth! how have I lied to thee!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
robb'd
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From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
slipp'd
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From this reading But my foot slipp’d; and, as I lay, he came, My gloomy foe, and robb’d me of heaven’s flame.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely I made my prayer, and I did deem That I could keep in me thy morning beam, Immaculate and bright.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading O Holiest Truth! how have I lied to thee!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Help thou my darkness, Lord, till I am light.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
up to a particular time
From this reading Help thou my darkness, Lord, till I am light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O Holiest Truth! how have I lied to thee!
a fact that has been verified
From this reading O Holiest Truth! how have I lied to thee!
vow'd
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From this reading I vow’d this day thy sacrifice to be; But I am dim ere night.
