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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 Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
annihilated
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From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
any
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
aspiration
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From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
beholding
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From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
bonds
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From this reading The violence of that last prayer had burst her bonds.
burst
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From this reading The violence of that last prayer had burst her bonds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
communicate
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
contagious
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From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
Death
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From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
dove
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From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
ecstasy
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From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
employ
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
enslaved
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
exhausted
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From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
fallen
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From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
gesture
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The violence of that last prayer had burst her bonds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
heaven
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From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
human
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
instant
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From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
knees
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From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
like
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From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
longer
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
men
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
Minna
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From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
moment
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
nature
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
Orient
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From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
perceived
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From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
poised
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From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
prayer
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From this reading The violence of that last prayer had burst her bonds.
psalm
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
revealed
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
scintillations
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From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
Seraphita
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
shared
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From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
signs
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
soul
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
speaks
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
substances
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From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The violence of that last prayer had burst her bonds.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
thoughts
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
true
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
turned
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From this reading They had fallen on their knees when _he_ had turned toward his Orient, and they shared his ecstasy.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
violence
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From this reading The violence of that last prayer had burst her bonds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
white
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From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Her soul, like a white dove, remained for an instant poised above the body whose exhausted substances were about to be annihilated.
Wilfrid
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From this reading The aspiration of the Soul toward heaven was so contagious that Wilfrid and Minna, beholding those radiant scintillations of Life, perceived not Death.
word
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
words
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From this reading The last psalm was uttered neither by word, look, nor gesture, nor by any of those signs which men employ to communicate their thoughts, but as the soul speaks to itself; for at the moment when Seraphita revealed herself in her true nature, her thoughts were no longer enslaved by human words.
