adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading To die was to "languish into life."
disappearsverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "The world recedes; it disappears!
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
HarkverbUS /hɑːrk/
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To die was to "languish into life."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
languishverbUS /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
From this reading To die was to "languish into life."
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To die was to "languish into life."
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
opensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
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From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
recedesverbUS /riˈsiːdz/
third-person singular of “recede” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading "The world recedes; it disappears!
repeatverbUS /rɪˈpiːt/
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
ringverbUS /rɪŋ/
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
seraphicadjective
of or relating to an angel of the first order
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
SisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
soundsnounUS /saʊndz/
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
sparknounUS /spɑːrk/
a momentary flash of light
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To die was to "languish into life."
VitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To die was to "languish into life."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Vital spark of heavenly flame,"-- which I learned out of a reading-book.
whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring."
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading That was the meaning of it! and I loved to repeat to myself the words,-- "Hark! they whisper: angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away!'"
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "The world recedes; it disappears!
