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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 THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
Asia
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From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
back
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From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
believer
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
CALL
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
certain
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
ChoosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
crab
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
Crownless
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
day
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From this reading One by one I thought over the events of the day, and tried to understand their purport.
dislike
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From this reading First, there was Ruth's preference for Wilfred and her dislike for me.
drama
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
essential
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
events
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From this reading One by one I thought over the events of the day, and tried to understand their purport.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
extent
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
fall
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
fancied
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, there was Ruth's preference for Wilfred and her dislike for me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First, there was Ruth's preference for Wilfred and her dislike for me.
foretold
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
gone
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
greatness
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
Hamlet
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
helped
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading First, there was Ruth's preference for Wilfred and her dislike for me.
homeless
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
King
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
Kings
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
Light
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From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
lo
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
lone
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
matters
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From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First, there was Ruth's preference for Wilfred and her dislike for me.
moon
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one I thought over the events of the day, and tried to understand their purport.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One by one I thought over the events of the day, and tried to understand their purport.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
position
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From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
preference
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From this reading First, there was Ruth's preference for Wilfred and her dislike for me.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
purport
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From this reading One by one I thought over the events of the day, and tried to understand their purport.
range
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
realise
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From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
reign
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
RENOUNCE
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
room
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From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
Ruth's
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From this reading First, there was Ruth's preference for Wilfred and her dislike for me.
said
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
say
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
shone
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
Siddartha
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
silver
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
sparrow
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
stars
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
StoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One by one I thought over the events of the day, and tried to understand their purport.
there
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From this reading First, there was Ruth's preference for Wilfred and her dislike for me.
There's
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From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One by one I thought over the events of the day, and tried to understand their purport.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
tried
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From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
true
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From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
turned
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One by one I thought over the events of the day, and tried to understand their purport.
wander
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
way
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Light of Asia._ After this I went back to my room, and tried to realise the true position of matters.
Whereat
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There's Providence in the fall of a sparrow," said Hamlet, and I, being to a certain extent a believer in this, fancied that everything through which I had gone was an essential part of the drama of my life.
Wilfred
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From this reading First, there was Ruth's preference for Wilfred and her dislike for me.
world
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From this reading THE CALL TO RENOUNCE Whereat Siddartha turned, And lo! the moon shone by the crab! the stars In that same silver order long foretold Stood in range to say, "This is the right!--Choose thou The way of greatness or the way of good; To reign a King of Kings, or wander lone, Crownless, and homeless that the world be helped."
