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1906
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From this reading Mother and I started this home-building job on June 28th, 1906.
28th
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From this reading Mother and I started this home-building job on June 28th, 1906.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
all
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
begins
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From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
belief
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
bravely
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
build
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From this reading Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months.
builded
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From this reading Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months.
building
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From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months.
care
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
changing
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From this reading This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
contractors
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From this reading This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds.
down
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
falter
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
few
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From this reading Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months.
fifteen
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From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
finished
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From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
follow
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
glory
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
gone
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
grief
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
Happy
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
Here's
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
home
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From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
home-building
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From this reading Mother and I started this home-building job on June 28th, 1906.
hope
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
house
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From this reading Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mother and I started this home-building job on June 28th, 1906.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
job
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From this reading Mother and I started this home-building job on June 28th, 1906.
June
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From this reading Mother and I started this home-building job on June 28th, 1906.
keep
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From this reading This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
live
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
many
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From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
materials
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From this reading This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds.
Meeting
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
middle-age
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
minds
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From this reading This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds.
months
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From this reading Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months.
Mother
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From this reading Mother and I started this home-building job on June 28th, 1906.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
now
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From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
page
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
pain
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
Rather
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From this reading Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months.
renown
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds.
slow
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From this reading This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds.
Smile
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
started
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From this reading Mother and I started this home-building job on June 28th, 1906.
story
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
takes
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From this reading Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months.
tear-drop
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not because the contractors are slow, or the materials scarce, or because we keep changing our minds.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
weal
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Rather it is because it takes years to build a home, whereas a house can be builded in a few months.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
woe
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
written
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
years
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From this reading We have been building a home for the last fifteen years, but it begins to look now as though it will not be finished for many years to come.
youth
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From this reading _Here's our story, page by page, Happy youth and middle-age, Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe Such as all who live must know-- Here it is all written down, Not for glory or renown, But the hope when we are gone Those who bravely follow on Meeting care and pain and grief Will not falter in belief._
