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Alida: Founded on Fact
Alida: Founded on Fact

Chapter XV

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There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.
There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.
The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.
The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.
The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.
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Alida: Founded on Fact

Chapter XV

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.
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There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.
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The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.
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The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.
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The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.”

All words in this reading · 59

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abroad

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

almighty

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.

beauty

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

comments

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From this reading The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.

Creation

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

curious

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From this reading The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.

enriched

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

entertain

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From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

foliage

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

homage

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From this reading The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

increasing

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From this reading The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.

infinite

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

influences

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

inquiring

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From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

lead

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From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

luxuriance

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

meridian

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

nature

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

nature's

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

onward

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From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

page

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

past

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

power

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

raises

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From this reading The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.

read

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

reads

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From this reading The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.

rejoicing

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From this reading The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.

reward

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From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

rise

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From this reading The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.

scenes

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

searching

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From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

shed

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.

summer

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

There

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The mind rejoicing, comments as she reads, and raises still to the Almighty Power increasing homage.

truths

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From this reading There truths that entertain, reward the searching mind, and onward lead inquiring thought.

unbounded

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

unfold

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From this reading The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.

various

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

view

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From this reading The curious wonders still unfold, and rise upon the view.

warmest

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From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

wisdom

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The summer was past its meridian, and had shed abroad its warmest influences, and enriched the various scenes of nature with the luxuriance and beauty of its foliage.

wonders

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From this reading There she might read in nature's page the wonders of Creation, almighty power, infinite wisdom and unbounded might.