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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 I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
acquires
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
all
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
America
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
arms
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
associated
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
beauty
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
building
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
call
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
Calls
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
came
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
century
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
comest
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
country
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
day
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
dear
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
dreams
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
dust
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
dwelling
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
ear
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
early
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
enfold
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
existence
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
gloomy
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
house
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
ideas
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
just
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
light
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
like
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
meet
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
more
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
neck
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
Nest
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
night
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
old
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
own
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
period
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
Remembrance
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
Ro
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
rt
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
saw
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
see
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
sense
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
sight
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
soft
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
SPRAGUE
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From this reading SPRAGUE.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
succeeding
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
sweet
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
ten
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
Then
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
there
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
touch
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
truly
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
trust
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
twice
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From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
uncle
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From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
venerable
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From this reading I call it _old_, for a dwelling that has stood more than half a century acquires a touch of the venerable, in a country like America.
voice
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From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was just ten in the morning of the succeeding day when my uncle Ro and myself came in sight of the old house at the Nest.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To me it was truly old, the building having stood there, where I then saw it, for a period more than twice as long as that of my own existence, and was associated with all my early ideas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I see thee still; Remembrance, faithful to her trust, Calls thee in beauty from the dust; Thou comest in the morning light, Thou 'rt with me through the gloomy night; In dreams I meet thee as of old: Then thy soft arms my neck enfold, And thy sweet voice is in my ear: In every sense to memory dear I see thee still."
