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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 And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
all
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
angels
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
assurance
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
Barbara
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
bareness
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
careless
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From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
cause
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
certainties
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
childhood
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
comes
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
confused
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
craves
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
curiosity
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
days
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
deep
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
destitute
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
enough
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From this reading "Love is enough."
falls
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
famished
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
far
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
flowers
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
gates
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
go
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
God
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From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
God's
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
grief
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
harping
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
heaven
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
how
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
hunger
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Love is enough."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
jeweledadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuː.əld/
Adorned or decorated with precious gems, diamonds, and emeralds.
From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
Love
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From this reading "Love is enough."
matter
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From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
most
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From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
moves
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
nature
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
never-failing
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
one's
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
ones
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From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
pass
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
peace
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
probabilities
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From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
prosperity
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From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
roll
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
seem
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
seems
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From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
shining
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
silent
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
slow
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
smoothly
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
solid
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
sort
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
soul
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
speculate
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
there
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From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
town
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
walls
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
well
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From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
wheels
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading One can do with probabilities in prosperity, when to most of us careless ones it seems no great matter whether there be a God or no?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
world's
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From this reading When all the world's wheels seem to roll smoothly, as if of themselves, and one can speculate with a confused curiosity as to the nature of the great far cause that moves them; but in grief--in the destitute bareness, the famished hunger of soul, when "one is not," how one craves for _certainties_!
yearns
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From this reading How one yearns for the solid heaven of one's childhood; the harping angels, the never-failing flowers; the pearl gates and jeweled walls of God's great shining town!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And so, as the days go by, the short and silent days, it comes to pass that a sort of peace falls upon my soul; born of a slow yet deep assurance that with Barbara it is well.
