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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning
The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Chapter XXXIV

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Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.
Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?
How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?
Forsooth, her flesh a fire-flake stings: The mother drops the child!
Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?
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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/169 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.
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Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?
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How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?
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Forsooth, her flesh a fire-flake stings: The mother drops the child!
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Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?

Learner Dictionary

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

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?”

Born noun US /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.”

Exchanged noun US /ˈexchanged/

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

From this reading “Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.”

Rejoice noun US /ˈrejoice/

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

From this reading “Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?”

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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 Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

aware

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

barrenness

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

birth

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

bornnounUS /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

child

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From this reading Forsooth, her flesh a fire-flake stings: The mother drops the child!

choice

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

classed

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From this reading Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?

Creation

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

Crowned

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

crowning

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

discrowned

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

drops

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From this reading Forsooth, her flesh a fire-flake stings: The mother drops the child!

earth

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

Enabled

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/

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

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

fall

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

fire-flake

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From this reading Forsooth, her flesh a fire-flake stings: The mother drops the child!

fit

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

flesh

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From this reading Forsooth, her flesh a fire-flake stings: The mother drops the child!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

Forsooth

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From this reading Forsooth, her flesh a fire-flake stings: The mother drops the child!

fresh

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

fruit

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

giving

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

glorify

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

God

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

God's

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

hand

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

holy

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

how

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

just

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

Kindled

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

life's

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

light

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

lost

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

made

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

miracle

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

monstrous

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From this reading Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?

more

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

mother

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From this reading Forsooth, her flesh a fire-flake stings: The mother drops the child!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

pride

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

Regality

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/

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

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

repeat

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

say

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

scorch

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

sees

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

self

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

sparks

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

spurn

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

stings

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From this reading Forsooth, her flesh a fire-flake stings: The mother drops the child!

task

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

things

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From this reading Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

torch

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

trust

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

trusted

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

turn

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

type

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

unchilded

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From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Among what monstrous things Shall she he classed?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

womankind

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From this reading Enabled to repeat The miracle of life,--herself was born so just A type of womankind, that God sees fit to trust Her with the holy task of giving life in turn.

world

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From this reading How say you, should the hand God trusted with life's torch Kindled to light the world--aware of sparks that scorch, Let fall the same?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Crowned by this crowning pride, how say you, should she spurn Regality--discrowned, unchilded, by her choice Of barrenness exchanged for fruit which made rejoice Creation, though life's self were lost in giving birth To life more fresh and fit to glorify God's earth?