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Mary Barton

Chapter XV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/49 · 5 lines
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A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.
"What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
"LOVE-TRUTHS."
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Mary Barton

Chapter XV

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.
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"What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
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Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
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Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
Line 5
"LOVE-TRUTHS."

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 “Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"”

BETWEEN preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!”

VIOLENT noun US /ˈviolent/

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

From this reading “A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

battling

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.

bind

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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

bridge

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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

brothers

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

darkly

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

fiercely

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

find

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

foes

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

food

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

God

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

grief

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

gulf

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

heart

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

keenest

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

like

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

love

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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

LOVE-TRUTHS

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From this reading "LOVE-TRUTHS."

made

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

meditation

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

MEETING

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From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.

natural

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

once

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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

pang

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

rich

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

RIVALS

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From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.

saddest

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

see

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

side

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

some

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

stand

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

sympathy

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.

ThempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

thoughtful

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

trust

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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

twixt

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

united

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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

VIOLENTnounUS /ˈviolent/

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

From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

WhompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

wisdom

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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!

yawns

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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!