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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 “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
action
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From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
bewilderment
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
chair
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From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
consciousness
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
Deronda
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
die
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
eagle
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
eases
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From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
feels
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From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
felt
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From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
few
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
full
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
gaze
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
gentleness
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From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
godlike
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
hardship
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
heavily
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
imagined
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
KEATS
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From this reading —KEATS.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
like
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
looking
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
minutes
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
Mordecai
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From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
Mordecai's
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
mortality
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
nearer
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From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
patient
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From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
penetrated
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
pillow
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From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
pinnacle
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
placed
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From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
raising
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From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
reposing
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
rose
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From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
satisfaction
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
sick
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
sky
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
sleep
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
spirit
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
steep
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
stillness
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
surprise
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
tells
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mordecai felt the action as a patient feels the gentleness that eases his pillow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
there
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From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
too
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
unwilling
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
unwonted
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
up
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From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
voice
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From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
weak
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
Weighs
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From this reading “My spirit is too weak; mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagined pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick eagle looking at the sky.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Deronda rose and placed his chair nearer, where there could be no imagined need for raising the voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After a few minutes the unwonted stillness had penetrated Mordecai’s consciousness, and he looked up at Deronda, not in the least with bewilderment and surprise, but with a gaze full of reposing satisfaction.
