Chapter XXV · Awakening

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

away from the right path or direction

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

a young person of either sex

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

plural of “despair” — a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

at any time

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Saviola was too successful a gambler for that.

A small part broken or separated off something larger.

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events

From this reading Saviola was too successful a gambler for that.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading H. HOLCOMBE.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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From this reading H. HOLCOMBE.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

the quality of innocent naivete

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

exceedingly harmful

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

plural of “phantom” — a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

serving as an essential component

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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From this reading Saviola was too successful a gambler for that.

estrangement from god

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading Saviola was too successful a gambler for that.

doomed to extinction

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Saviola was too successful a gambler for that.

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

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

from that place or that time

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

(formal) in or into that thing or place

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

filled with great numbers crowded together

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Saviola was too successful a gambler for that.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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

From this reading Saviola was too successful a gambler for that.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

in or at the place that

From this reading “We lived at the best hotels in every town and city where we stopped, but we never stayed long at any place.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.

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everything that exists anywhere

From this reading There is not in this world of sin A soul so deeply sunk therein, Thronged though it be with crimes and cares, Revenges, malices, despairs, However dire the phantoms there, However pestilent its air— But in its thoroughfares, night and day, There ever is some golden ray, Like a sweet child from home astray— Some light of Heaven, some fragment thence Of primal love and innocence, Which keeps the angels on its track To lure and win and lead it back.