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1
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From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
all
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
any
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
appeared
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From this reading The longer she thought over her prospects, the more dreary and doleful they appeared.
approached
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
attempted
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
ayde
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
bent
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From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
book
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
bootles
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
bowed
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
Calling
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
came
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
crying
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
described
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
dew
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
doe
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
doleful
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From this reading The longer she thought over her prospects, the more dreary and doleful they appeared.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
down
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From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
dreary
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From this reading The longer she thought over her prospects, the more dreary and doleful they appeared.
drye
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
Dymme
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
earnest
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
Eyes
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
eying
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
failed
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
feeles
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
flower
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
flung
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From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
fownde
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
God
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
grownde
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
gulf
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
head
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From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
hole
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
hundred
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
impossible
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
knees
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From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
later
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
like
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
lived
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
longer
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From this reading The longer she thought over her prospects, the more dreary and doleful they appeared.
Lord
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
mee
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
more
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From this reading The longer she thought over her prospects, the more dreary and doleful they appeared.
mother
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
near
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
note
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From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
O
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The longer she thought over her prospects, the more dreary and doleful they appeared.
parched
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
Pembroke's
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
perhaps
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
prospects
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From this reading The longer she thought over her prospects, the more dreary and doleful they appeared.
Psalms
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
rendering
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
rushes
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From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
sat
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
Saue
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
seas
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
see
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
Sidney's
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
sinking
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
sister
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
sorrowful
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
soul
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
soule
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
sounde
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
state
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
success
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
surrownde
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
task
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
tears
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The longer she thought over her prospects, the more dreary and doleful they appeared.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The longer she thought over her prospects, the more dreary and doleful they appeared.
three
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
thus
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
too
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
touchingly
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
Troublous
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
verse
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
Wayghting
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
wheare
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had done so, she flung herself down on the rushes [note 1], and bent her head forward on her knees.
whirling
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From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Troublous seas doe mee surrownde; Saue, O Lord, my sinking soule, Sinking wheare it feeles no grownde, In this gulf, this whirling hole; Wayghting ayde with earnest eying, Calling God with bootles crying; Dymme and drye in mee are fownde Eyes to see, and throat to sounde."
words
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From this reading Suddenly, as she sat thus bowed down, too sorrowful for tears, like the dew to a parched flower came the words of the book--nay, the words of the Lord--into her soul.
writer
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
years
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From this reading Her state of mind was one that has been touchingly described by a writer who lived three hundred years later--"Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother"--who, of all who have attempted and failed in the impossible task of rendering the Psalms into verse, perhaps approached as near success as any one.
