Chapter I
"THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," "QUEECHY," ETC. ETC. JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET. MDCCCLXXVII. "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
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Chapter I
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"THE
WIDE,
WIDE
WORLD,"
"QUEECHY,"
ETC.
ETC.
JAMES
NISBET &
CO.,
21
BERNERS
STREET.
MDCCCLXXVII.
"Know
well,
my
soul,
God's
hand
controls
Whate'er
thou
fearest;
Round
Him
in
calmest
music
rolls
Whate'er
thou
hearest.
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"THE
WIDE,
WIDE
WORLD,"
"QUEECHY,"
ETC.
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ETC.
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JAMES
NISBET &
CO.,
21
BERNERS
STREET.
Line 4
MDCCCLXXVII.
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"Know
well,
my
soul,
God's
hand
controls
Whate'er
thou
fearest;
Round
Him
in
calmest
music
rolls
Whate'er
thou
hearest.
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.”
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21
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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
BERNERS
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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
calmest
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
CO
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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
controls
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
ETC
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From this reading "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," "QUEECHY," ETC.
fearest
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
God's
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
hand
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
hearest
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
JAMES
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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
KnownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
MDCCCLXXVII
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From this reading MDCCCLXXVII.
music
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
NISBET
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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
QUEECHY
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From this reading "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," "QUEECHY," ETC.
rolls
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
Round
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
soul
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
STREET
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From this reading JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," "QUEECHY," ETC.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
well
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
Whate'er
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From this reading "Know well, my soul, God's hand controls Whate'er thou fearest; Round Him in calmest music rolls Whate'er thou hearest.
WIDE
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From this reading "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," "QUEECHY," ETC.
WORLD
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From this reading "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD," "QUEECHY," ETC.