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A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)

Chapter XVI

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Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
Heine.
They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)

Chapter XVI

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

Line 1
Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
Line 2
O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
Line 3
Heine.
Line 4
They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
Line 5
The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.”

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.”

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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 They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

Aus

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

bed

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From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.

bushes

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From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

curve

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From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

Dass

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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

Dehnt

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

den

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

die

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

droben

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

Durch

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

euch

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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

Fallen

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

fluttered

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From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

forwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

Funken

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

goldne

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

Heine

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From this reading Heine.

Himmelsaugen

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

house

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From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

ihr

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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

Jequier

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From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.

lichten

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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

liebeweit

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

like

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From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

lilac

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From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

meine

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

moment

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From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

Nacht

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.

O

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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

rainbow

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From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

rose

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From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

second

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From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.

Seele

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

shot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

sich

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

sleeping

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

Sternentranen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

then

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.

Uberfliesset

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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

und

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

von

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

Weint

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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!

weiter

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.

Widow

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From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.

zitternd

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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.