Sentence:  The miracle of democratic America <WSD>comes</WSD> home to one most strongly only when one has seen the endless Great Plains of the Midwest ; the sky-reaching peaks of the Northwest mountains ; the smoke-filled , art-filled , drama-filled life of the great cities of the East ; the lush and historic charm of the South . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions