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The Passing Throng

Chapter I

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The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway
_Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.
Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.
Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.
We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.
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The Passing Throng

Chapter I

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway
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_Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.
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Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.
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Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.
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We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.”

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “_Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.”

Cruel adjective US /ˈkruːəl/

causing pain or showing no kindness

From this reading “Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway”

Maiden noun, literary US /ˈmeɪdən/

a young woman who is not married

From this reading “Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Score noun US /score/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.”

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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 Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

affectionately

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

all

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From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

arms

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

babe

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

book

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

BooksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

bride

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Can't

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

cannot

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From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

care

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

carriages

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

charms

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Chicago

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

Childhood

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

Church

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

Co

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

colors

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

corpse

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/

causing pain or showing no kindness

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

curtains

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From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

dawn

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From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

Day

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

dedicated

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

DonenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

dreamer

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

F

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

faces

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Faith

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

fall

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From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

Father

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

find

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Folks

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

Friendly

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

Friends

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

friendship

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

gay

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Gift

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

Go

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

goes

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

grave

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Grief's

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

groom

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Harbor

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Heap

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

hearse

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Highway

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Home

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From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

House

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Job

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Just

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knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

L

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laughter's

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Lee

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LifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

Life's

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Light

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Lights

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Live

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Livin

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love

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

loved

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/

a young woman who is not married

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Making

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man

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

Means

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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

millionaire

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Mother

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

needs

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

newsboy

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

night

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

night's

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From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Now

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

o

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

old

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

ones

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Own

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

Pass

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Passing

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Path

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Patriotism

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people

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From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

Poems

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PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

Prose

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Reilly

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Religion

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

Rhymes

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rides

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

S

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scarcely

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

scars

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

scorenounUS /score/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

see

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From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

sleep

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

slowly

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

smiles

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

sorrowing

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

spy

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

symbol

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Throng

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the U. S. A._ _Verse--_ The Light of Faith A Heap o' Livin' Just Folks Poems of Patriotism The Path to Home When Day Is Done The Passing Throng Rhymes of Childhood Harbor Lights of Home The Friendly Way Life's Highway

token

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

tomb

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

U

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unbroken

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading We cannot understand it all, We cannot know why this is so; From dawn until night's curtains fall, We see the people come and go.

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

Verse

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W

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

Way

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wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

weep

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

weight

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

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WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

Why

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From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

window

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From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Whose friendship needs neither symbol nor token, this book is affectionately dedicated From newsboy to the millionaire The passing throng goes by each day; The old man with his weight of care, The maiden in her colors gay, The mother with her babe in arms, The dreamer and the man of might, Grief's cruel scars and laughter's charms Pass by the window, day and night.

wreathed

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From this reading Now slowly rides a corpse to find The grave and its unbroken sleep, And in the carriages behind A score of sorrowing loved ones weep; But scarcely has the hearse passed by Upon its journey to the tomb, When, wreathed with smiles of love, we spy The faces of a bride and groom.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Prose--_ What My Religion Means to Me Making the House a Home My Job as a Father Why I Go to Church You Can't Live Your Own Life _Gift Books--_ Mother Father Home Friends You Faith To W. F. L.