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Zanoni

Chapter X · IX

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Context Illustration Reading 1/31 · 5 lines
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Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!
Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!
“Das Ideal und das Leben.”
Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?
Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Zanoni

Chapter X · IX

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!
Line 2
Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!
Line 3
“Das Ideal und das Leben.”
Line 4
Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?
Line 5
Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

Learner Dictionary

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

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?”

Wouldst modal verb US /wʊdst/

an old form of “would”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?”

All words in this reading · 51

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

Angst

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

auf

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

aus

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From this reading Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

burden

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

Cast

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

cramped

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

Das

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From this reading “Das Ideal und das Leben.”

dem

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From this reading Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!

des

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

die

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

dumpfen

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From this reading Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!

dungeoned

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

earthly

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

engen

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From this reading Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!

euch

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

Fliehet

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From this reading Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!

Flugeln

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

heavenward

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From this reading Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?

High

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

hoch

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

Ideal

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From this reading “Das Ideal und das Leben.”

Ideales

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From this reading Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!

ihr

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

ihren

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!

IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

Irdischen

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?

joyous

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From this reading Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?

Leben

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From this reading Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

off

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?

Real

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

realm

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

Reich

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From this reading Fliehet aus dem engen dumpfen Leben In des Ideales Reich!

schweben

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

soar

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From this reading Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?

spring

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From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Cast off the earthly burden of the Real; High from this cramped and dungeoned being, spring Into the realm of the Ideal.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?

und

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From this reading “Das Ideal und das Leben.”

von

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

Werft

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

wing

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From this reading Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?

Wollt

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From this reading Wollt ihr hoch auf ihren Flugeln schweben, Werft die Angst des Irdischen von euch!

Wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/

an old form of “would”, used with “thou”

From this reading Wouldst thou soar heavenward on its joyous wing?