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Hopes and Fears
Hopes and Fears

Chapter XIX

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These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.
Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.
Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.
_To the Fuchsia_.--S. D.
Phoebe Fulmort sat in her own room.
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Hopes and Fears

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.
Line 2
Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.
Line 3
Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.
Line 4
_To the Fuchsia_.--S. D.
Line 5
Phoebe Fulmort sat in her own room.

Learner Dictionary

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

Glowing noun US /ˈglowing/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.”

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all

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From this reading Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

beauty

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

Bright

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

calm

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

calmness

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

changeful

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

compare

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

D

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From this reading _To the Fuchsia_.--S. D.

day

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

deep

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

E'en

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

flowers

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

Fuchsia

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From this reading _To the Fuchsia_.--S. D.

Fulmort

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From this reading Phoebe Fulmort sat in her own room.

gay

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

gladness

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

grace

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From this reading Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.

Grave

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

growing

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Phoebe Fulmort sat in her own room.

holy

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

life's

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

light

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

Like

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

lowliness

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

minds

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

own

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From this reading Phoebe Fulmort sat in her own room.

Phoebe

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From this reading Phoebe Fulmort sat in her own room.

rare

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

rich

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

richness

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

room

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From this reading Phoebe Fulmort sat in her own room.

S

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From this reading _To the Fuchsia_.--S. D.

sadness

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

sat

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From this reading Phoebe Fulmort sat in her own room.

Shedding

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

spray

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

summer

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.

thoughts

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

tints

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From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _To the Fuchsia_.--S. D.

unconscious

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From this reading Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

very

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From this reading Like flowers upon the spray, All lowliness, not sadness, Bright are their thoughts, and rich, not gay, Grave in their very gladness, Shedding calm summer light over life's changeful day.

wear

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From this reading Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading These are of beauty rare, In holy calmness growing, Of minds whose richness might compare E'en with thy deep tints glowing.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet all unconscious of the grace they wear.