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Lorraine: A Romance
Lorraine: A Romance

Chapter I

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Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.
LORRAINE!
_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_
_Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?
Her castled crest Is lifted now!
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Lorraine: A Romance

Chapter I

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.
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LORRAINE!
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_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_
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_Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?
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Her castled crest Is lifted now!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

Athwart noun US /ˈathwart/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

Thine pronoun US /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “_When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_”

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

Arms

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From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

athwartnounUS /ˈathwart/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

Author

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From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

birth

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

breast

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From this reading _Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?

bugle's

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

Cardigan

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From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

castled

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From this reading Her castled crest Is lifted now!

Chance

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From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

crest

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From this reading Her castled crest Is lifted now!

dawn

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

earth

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

etc

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From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

Fighting

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From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her castled crest Is lifted now!

hill

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

holy

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?

lifted

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From this reading Her castled crest Is lifted now!

line

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

LORRAINE

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From this reading LORRAINE!

Maid

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From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

Maids

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From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

martyr-maid

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

mother's

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From this reading _Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?

new

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

now

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From this reading Her castled crest Is lifted now!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

own

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

Paradise

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From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

plain

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

quicken

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

quiet

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

reborn

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

rise

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

stain

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From this reading _Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?

stir

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

sweet

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From this reading _Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?

tears

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From this reading _Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Author of "Cardigan," "The Maid at Arms," "The Maids of Paradise," "The Fighting Chance," etc.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

Then

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

ThinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

thrill

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

vain

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From this reading _Is it in vain thy sweet tears stain Thy mother's breast?

vale

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

vineyard

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_

Yesterday

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From this reading _When Yesterday shall dawn again, And the long line athwart the hill Shall quicken with the bugle's thrill, Thine own shall come to thee, Lorraine!_ _Then in each vineyard, vale, and plain, The quiet dead shall stir the earth And rise, reborn, in thy new birth-- Thou holy martyr-maid, Lorraine!_