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From this reading 1859.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
bearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
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placed in a grave
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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cemeterynounUS /ˈseməteri/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
FoldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
death of a person
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
henceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
INSCRIBEDadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskraɪbd/
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
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the emotion of great happiness
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
held dear
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
a person who carries a message
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
NAPLESnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
ProtestantnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənt/
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
sleepsnounUS /sliːps/
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading The stone over her grave bears the lines, Fold her, O Father, in Thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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in or at the place that
From this reading I give thee joy!--I know to thee The dearest spot on earth must be Where sleeps thy loved one by the summer sea;
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Helen Waterston died at Naples in her eighteenth year, and lies buried in the Protestant cemetery there.
