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Chapter XIV
Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free? Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall. G. WILSON. "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother." "You must.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.”
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From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
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From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
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From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
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From this reading G. WILSON.
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From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. WILSON.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must.
