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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 And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
aid
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From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
all
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
anon
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
answer
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
answers
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
band
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
Beatific
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
blossoming
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
cannot
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
century
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
class
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
dawn
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
doubt
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
doubters
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
doubting
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
east
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
enough
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From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
face
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
FERVOUR
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From this reading THE QUESTIONING FERVOUR.
fled
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
flower
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
former
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
further
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From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
grow
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
growing
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
happy-making
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
high
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
hills
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From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
hope
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
intellect
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
intellectual
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
leave
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
looks
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
Milton
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
mines
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From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
mystics
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
nature
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
noble
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
now
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
only
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
other
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
pass
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
perfect
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
prayer
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
present
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
proof
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
questioner
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
questioners
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
QUESTIONING
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From this reading THE QUESTIONING FERVOUR.
questions
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
refuge
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
renders
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
reverent
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
scoffed
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
sets
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
side
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
sight
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
sorrow
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
spiritual
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUESTIONING FERVOUR.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
too
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From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
tradition
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
turn
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
unlike
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From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
Vision
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
white
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And now I turn to the other class--that which, while the former has fled to tradition for refuge from doubt, sets its face towards the spiritual east, and in prayer and sorrow and hope looks for a dawn--the noble band of reverent doubters--as unlike those of the last century who scoffed, as those of the present who pass on the other side.
whole
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From this reading They know that a perfect intellectual proof would leave them doubting all the same; that their high questions cannot be answered to the intellect alone, for their whole nature is the questioner; that the answers can only come as questioners and their questions grow towards them.
word
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From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They too would know; but they know enough already to know further, that it is from the hills and not from the mines their aid must come.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Hence, growing hope, blossoming ever and anon into the white flower of confidence, is their answer as yet; their hope--the Beatific Vision--the _happy-making sight_, as Milton renders the word of the mystics.
