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Chapter XXXVIII
Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name? Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands! What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same? Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands? And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?
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From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands?
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From this reading What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?
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From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
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From this reading Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?
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From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
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From this reading Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands?
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From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
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From this reading What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?
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From this reading Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?
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From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?
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From this reading Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
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From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
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From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
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From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
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From this reading Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Doubt that thy power can fill the heart that Thy power expands?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
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From this reading And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?
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From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?
which person or people
From this reading What, have fear of change from Thee who art ever the same?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Therefore to whom turn I but to Thee, the ineffable Name?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Builder and maker Thou, of houses not made with hands!
