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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
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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.
shot
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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.
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
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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.
Sternentranen
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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
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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.
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
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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.