1906
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From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
an-hungered
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From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
ATLANTAnounUS /ætˈlæntə/
state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
beseechverbUS /biˈsiːtʃ/
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
Bois
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From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
Burghardt
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From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
demanding attention
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading _Have mercy upon us, miserable sinners!_ And yet whose is the deeper guilt?
devilsnounUS /ˈdevəlz/
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
deviltrynoun
wicked and cruel behavior
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
doernounUS /duːr/
a person who acts and gets things done
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
Du
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From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
at any time
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading _Have mercy upon us, miserable sinners!_ And yet whose is the deeper guilt?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Have mercy upon us, miserable sinners!_ And yet whose is the deeper guilt?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
hear with intention
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
LITANYnounUS /ˈlɪtəni/
any long and tedious address or recital
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
the force of workers available
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading _Have mercy upon us, miserable sinners!_ And yet whose is the deeper guilt?
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading _Have mercy upon us, miserable sinners!_ And yet whose is the deeper guilt?
become covered with mist
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
mockerynounUS /ˈmɑːkəri/
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
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 W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
sinnersnounUS /ˈsɪnərz/
plural of “sinner” — a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading _Have mercy upon us, miserable sinners!_ And yet whose is the deeper guilt?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
upliftedadjectiveUS /ˈʌplɪftɪd/
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Have mercy upon us, miserable sinners!_ And yet whose is the deeper guilt?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading With uplifted hands we front Thy heaven, O God, crying: _We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord!_ We are not better than our fellows, Lord, we are but weak and human men.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
at the time that
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
which person or people
From this reading Who made these devils?
belonging to which person
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading W.E. Burghardt Du Bois A LITANY OF ATLANTA Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906 O Silent God, Thou whose voice afar in mist and mystery hath left our ears an-hungered in these fearful days-- _Hear us, good Lord!_ Listen to us, Thy children: our faces dark with doubt are made a mockery in Thy sanctuary.
womanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading When our devils do deviltry, curse Thou the doer and the deed: curse them as we curse them, do to them all and more than ever they have done to innocence and weakness, to womanhood and home.
but in spite of that
From this reading _Have mercy upon us, miserable sinners!_ And yet whose is the deeper guilt?
