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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 A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
all
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
beam
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
bitter
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
bless
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
bounds
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
clime
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
clustered
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
constant
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
creed
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
cry
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
distance
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
Divine
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
down
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
Earth
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
eve
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From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
excitement
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From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
eyes
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
fall
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
favors
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
festivities
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
Ghost
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
girls
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
graves
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
growing
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
grows
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
heads
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
hears
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
holiday
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
Holy
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
homes
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
house
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From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
hushing
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
know'st
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
leavest
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
Lemerciers
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From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
likely
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
Looks
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
love
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
Many
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
morrow
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
new
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From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
number
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
O
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
o'er
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
particular
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
presents
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
prevailed
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From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
Resurrection
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
round
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
school
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
see
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
seen
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
Shines
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
Stoop
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
stove
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
talking
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
TheepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
turn
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
unseen
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
upward
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
voice
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
waits
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From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
white
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
Whittier
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From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
Wide
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading O love Divine,--whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leavest us because we turn from Thee!
wings
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From this reading Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed Thou know'st, Wide as our need Thy favors fall; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, seen or unseen, o'er the heads of all.
winter
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From this reading Many of the girls whose homes were at a distance had remained at school for the short winter holiday, and on this particular afternoon a number of them were clustered round the stove talking about the festivities of the morrow and the presents they were likely to have.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
year
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From this reading Whittier It was the eve of the new year, and great excitement prevailed in the Lemerciers' house.
years
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From this reading A voice grows with the growing years; Earth, hushing down her bitter cry, Looks upward from her graves, and hears, “The Resurrection and the Life am I.”
