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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
all
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
bear
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
beg
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From this reading I beg pardon.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
burns
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
cankering
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
care
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
circumstances
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
clear
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
clouds
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
cold
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
Crackling
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
daily
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
dies
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
down
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
Dr
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
eternal
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
Fergusons
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
fire
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
Grey
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
griefs
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
hard
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
heal
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
Henrietta
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From this reading Henrietta, but what were you talking about?"
home
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
hot
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
How
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
inquire
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
life's
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
much
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
now
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
once
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
pardon
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From this reading I beg pardon.
petty
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
possible
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
pot
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
rent
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
shattered
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
Shine
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
skies
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
small
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
sorrow
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
stabs
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
talking
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From this reading Henrietta, but what were you talking about?"
tent
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
thorns
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
to-day
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Henrietta, but what were you talking about?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "About whom?
wished
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From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
wounds
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From this reading _"The little griefs--the petty wounds--The stabs of daily care-- 'Crackling of thorns beneath the pot,' As life's fire burns--now cold, now hot-- How hard they are to bear!_ _"But on the fire burns, clear and still; The cankering sorrow dies; The small wounds heal; the clouds are rent, And through this shattered mortal tent Shine down the eternal skies."_
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Henrietta, but what were you talking about?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dr. Grey, as to-day is your 'at home'--at least, as much of an 'at home' as is possible under the circumstances--I wished to inquire, once for all, what is to be done about the Fergusons?"
