used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
AusnounUS /aʊz/
plural of “au” — a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
DassnounUS /dæs/
plural of “das” — any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
Dehnt
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
droben
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
Durch
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
euch
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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
Funken
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
goldne
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
Heine
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From this reading Heine.
Himmelsaugen
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
ihr
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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
Jequier
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From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.
lichten
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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
liebeweit
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
lilacnounUS /ˈlaɪlæk/
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
meine
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
a particular point in time
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
Nacht
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.
Seele
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
sich
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
the state of being asleep
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
Sternentranen
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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rose, fluttered a moment above the lilac bushes, and then shot forward like the curve of a rainbow into the sleeping house.
Uberfliesset
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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
und
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
von
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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
Weint
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From this reading O ihr Himmelsaugen droben, Weint euch aus in meine Seele, Dass von lichten Sternentranen Uberfliesset meine Seele!
weiter
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The next second they stood beside the bed of the Widow Jequier.
zitternd
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From this reading Aus den Himmelsaugen droben Fallen zitternd goldne Funken Durch die Nacht, und meine Seele Dehnt sich liebeweit und weiter.
