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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 But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
airs
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
answer
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From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
Augustine
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From this reading Even as the great Augustine Questioned earth and sea and sky, And the dusty tomes of learning And old poesy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
Beautiful
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
breast
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
chart
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
child
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
cometh
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From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
cool
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
dusty
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From this reading Even as the great Augustine Questioned earth and sea and sky, And the dusty tomes of learning And old poesy.
earth
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From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
even
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
Existence
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
Fancy's
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
features
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
flow
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
fountains
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
frail
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
great
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From this reading Even as the great Augustine Questioned earth and sea and sky, And the dusty tomes of learning And old poesy.
green
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
heard
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From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
hills
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From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
learning
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From this reading Even as the great Augustine Questioned earth and sea and sky, And the dusty tomes of learning And old poesy.
leaves
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
Light
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
like
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
many
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From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
methinks
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
moonbeams
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
More
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From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
mother
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
mother's
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
Nature's
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
O'er
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
old
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From this reading Even as the great Augustine Questioned earth and sea and sky, And the dusty tomes of learning And old poesy.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
origin
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From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
outward
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From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
peace
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
poesy
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From this reading Even as the great Augustine Questioned earth and sea and sky, And the dusty tomes of learning And old poesy.
Questioned
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From this reading Even as the great Augustine Questioned earth and sea and sky, And the dusty tomes of learning And old poesy.
reply
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From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
rest
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
Rocks
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
rough
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
rugged
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
sea
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From this reading Even as the great Augustine Questioned earth and sea and sky, And the dusty tomes of learning And old poesy.
seeking
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
sin
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
sky
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From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
soft
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
some
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
soul-sufficing
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From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
stars
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From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
throwing
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
tired
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
tomes
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From this reading Even as the great Augustine Questioned earth and sea and sky, And the dusty tomes of learning And old poesy.
tremble
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
Truth
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
vainly
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From this reading But, like some tired child at even, On thy mother Nature's breast, Thou, methinks, art vainly seeking Truth, and peace, and rest.
veil
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
voices
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From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
wastes
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
waters
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From this reading And to thee an answer cometh From the earth and from the sky, And to thee the hills and waters And the stars reply.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But a soul-sufficing answer Hath no outward origin; More than Nature's many voices May be heard within.
woe
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
woven
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From this reading O'er that mother's rugged features Thou art throwing Fancy's veil, Light and soft as woven moonbeams, Beautiful and frail O'er the rough chart of Existence, Rocks of sin and wastes of woe, Soft airs breathe, and green leaves tremble, And cool fountains flow.
