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From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
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From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
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From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
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From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
adornverbUS /əˈdɔːrn/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
(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 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
babesnounUS /beɪbz/
plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
have
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
see with attention
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
dwellsverbUS /dwelz/
third-person singular of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
exaltedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
gloriesnounUS /ˈɡlɔːriz/
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
how
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From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
the force of workers available
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
subject to death
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
in motion
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
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 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
proclaimverbUS /proʊˈkleɪm/
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
any competition
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
except for; apart from
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
shouldstmodal verbUS /ʃʊdst/
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
a male human offspring
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
carry out
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
at the time that
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
which person or people
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
in the company of; together with
From this reading 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, And love his nature so?
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light;
wormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm!
