Chapter I
Morning Prayers. Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night. To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day. If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son! Amen.
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Morning
Prayers.
Now
I
awake
and
see
the
light;
Lord,
Thou
hast
kept
me
through
the
night.
To
Thee
I
lift
my
voice
and
pray
That
Thou
wilt
keep
me
through
the
day.
If
I
should
die
before
'tis
done,
O
God,
accept
me
through
Thy
Son!
Amen.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Morning
Prayers.
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Now
I
awake
and
see
the
light;
Lord,
Thou
hast
kept
me
through
the
night.
Line 3
To
Thee
I
lift
my
voice
and
pray
That
Thou
wilt
keep
me
through
the
day.
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If
I
should
die
before
'tis
done,
O
God,
accept
me
through
Thy
Son!
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Amen.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!”
Hast
auxiliary verb
US /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morning Prayers.”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!”
Wilt
modal verb
US /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.”
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accept
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From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
Amen
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From this reading Amen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
awake
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From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
day
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From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.
die
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From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
God
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From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
keep
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From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.
kept
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From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
lift
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From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.
light
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From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
Lord
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From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning Prayers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.
night
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From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
Now
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From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
O
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From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
pray
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From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.
Prayers
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From this reading Morning Prayers.
see
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From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
Son
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From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
TheepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now I awake and see the light; Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
tis
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From this reading If I should die before 'tis done, O God, accept me through Thy Son!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.
voice
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From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading To Thee I lift my voice and pray That Thou wilt keep me through the day.