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We Two: A Novel
We Two: A Novel

Chapter XL · A New Year's Dawn

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And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....
And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....
And I exclaimed, Oh!
How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!
And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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We Two: A Novel

Chapter XL · A New Year's Dawn

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....
Line 2
And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....
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And I exclaimed, Oh!
Line 4
How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!
Line 5
And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

Learner Dictionary

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

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....”

Seeing noun US /seeing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!”

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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 How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

all

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

beautiful

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From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

blessed

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

comprised

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....

cradles

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From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

creation

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From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

death

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From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

depths

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

die

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From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

earth

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

earthly

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

end

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From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

endure

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From this reading And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....

enter

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

exclaimed

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From this reading And I exclaimed, Oh!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

God

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

hope

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

How

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From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

immeasurability

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From this reading And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....

infant

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From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....

light

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From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

more

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

much

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

murky

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From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

Oh

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From this reading And I exclaimed, Oh!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

perceived

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

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

perishable

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

planets

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

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

Reality

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

sadness

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

From this reading And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....

seeing

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From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

sight

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From this reading And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....

spirits

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From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

Supreme

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From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And in sight of this immeasurability of life no sadness could endure....

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

universe

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

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

unseen

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

From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And the murky planets, I perceived, were but cradles for the infant spirits of the universe of light....

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And I blessed God for my life upon earth, but much more for the life in those unseen depths of the universe which are comprised of all but the Supreme Reality, and where no earthly life or perishable hope can enter.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!

world

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

From this reading How beautiful is death, seeing that we die in a world of life and of creation without end!