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All
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
appointed
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
arrived
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From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
astonishment
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From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
Ay
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
Barbara
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From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
barely
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
blissful
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
breaking
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
by-and-by
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From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
cannot
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
cedars
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
crieth
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
date
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
Dear
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
depart
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
dumb
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
e'er
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
enough
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From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
exceeded
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
fall
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
feel
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
fifteen
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
fifty
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From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
go
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
God
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
guess
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
light
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
making
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From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
man's
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
now
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
often
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
old
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
pain
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From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
perhaps
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From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
quick
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From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
reel
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From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
road
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
round
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
see
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
seventy
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
sixty
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From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
sooth
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
soul
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
stagger
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From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
strong
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
tears
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
ten
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
TheepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
Then
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
things
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
too
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
twenty
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
weal
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading During all these fifty--perhaps sixty--years, I shall have to do without Barbara.
woe
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From this reading Ay, sooth, we feel too strong in weal to need Thee on that road; But, woe being come, the soul is dumb that crieth not on God.'"
wood
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From this reading "Then, breaking into tears, 'Dear God,' she cried, 'and must we see, All blissful things depart from us, or e'er we go to Thee; We cannot guess Thee in the wood, or hear Thee in the wind: Our cedars must fall round us e'er we see the light behind.
years
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From this reading I am twenty years old now, barely twenty; and seventy is the appointed boundary of man's date, often exceeded by ten, by fifteen years.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I have not yet arrived at the _pain_ of this thought: _that_ will come, quick enough, I suppose, by-and-by!--it is the _astonishment_ of it that is making my mind reel and stagger!
