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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 That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
accessible
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
also
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
any
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
awe-inspiring
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
became
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
beings
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
belief
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
brilliance
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
certain
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
close
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
confirmed
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From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
consciousness
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
dazzling
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
definite
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
definitely
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
divined
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
Earth's
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From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
Earth-Soul
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
ecstasy
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
expression
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
expressions
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From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
fact
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
fearful
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
flaming
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
fought
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From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
friend
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
genuine
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
gods
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
haunted
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
holy
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
human
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
idea
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
intermediate
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
invitation
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From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
joy
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
knowable
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
lesser
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
like
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
made
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
now
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
only
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
outwardly
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
partially
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
PowersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
primitive
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
rare
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From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
saw
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From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
separated
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
some
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
Stahl
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From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
state
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
survive
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
termed
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For now he saw them as the rare expressions of the Earth's in the morning of her life.
there
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
thinly
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
tremble
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From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
true
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
understood
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
unique
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From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
urging
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From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
warnings
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From this reading He had found one such; and Stahl, by warnings that fought with urging invitation at the same time, had confirmed it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That he might ever come to know them close made him tremble with a fearful joy, the idea flaming across his being with a dazzling brilliance that brought him close to that state of consciousness termed ecstasy.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading And that in certain unique beings, outwardly human like his friend, there might still survive some primitive expression of the Earth-Soul, lesser than the gods, and intermediate as it were, became for him now a fact--wondrous, awe-inspiring, even holy, but still a fact that he could grasp.
worshipper
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From this reading That "the gods" were definitely knowable Powers, accessible to any genuine worshipper, had ever haunted his mind, thinly separated only from definite belief: now he understood that this also had been true, though only partially divined before.
