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all
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
Aloud
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From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything but this--everything but this--Thou knowest.”
arose
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
Bayard
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From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
bore
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Anything but this--everything but this--Thou knowest.”
came
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From this reading His lips moved; only inarticulate whispers came from them.
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Only _this_--the love of man for woman--how canst THOU understand?”
ceiling
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
cracked
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Anything but this--everything but this--Thou knowest.”
expected
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From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Only _this_--the love of man for woman--how canst THOU understand?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His lips moved; only inarticulate whispers came from them.
full
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
greatest
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
heard
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From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
heaven
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
height
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
how
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From this reading “Only _this_--the love of man for woman--how canst THOU understand?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
illimitable
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
inarticulate
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From this reading His lips moved; only inarticulate whispers came from them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
knowest
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From this reading “Anything but this--everything but this--Thou knowest.”
lifted
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
lips
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From this reading His lips moved; only inarticulate whispers came from them.
love
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From this reading “Only _this_--the love of man for woman--how canst THOU understand?”
low
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
man
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From this reading “Only _this_--the love of man for woman--how canst THOU understand?”
mightiest
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
moved
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From this reading His lips moved; only inarticulate whispers came from them.
mystery
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Only _this_--the love of man for woman--how canst THOU understand?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
Only
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From this reading “Only _this_--the love of man for woman--how canst THOU understand?”
race
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Anything but this--everything but this--Thou knowest.”
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Anything but this--everything but this--Thou knowest.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
touched
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only _this_--the love of man for woman--how canst THOU understand?”
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
whispers
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From this reading His lips moved; only inarticulate whispers came from them.
woe
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From this reading Bayard arose to his full height; he lifted his hands till they touched the low, cracked ceiling; it seemed to him as if he lifted them into illimitable heaven; as if he bore on them the greatest mystery and the mightiest woe of all the race.
woman
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From this reading “Only _this_--the love of man for woman--how canst THOU understand?”
words
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From this reading Aloud, Bayard uttered the words as if he expected to be heard.
