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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 She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
adventure
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From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
adventures
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
awakening
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From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
barrier
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
break
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
Brunnhilde
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
darkness
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
delight
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From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
desire
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From this reading It meant the desire to possess.
duet
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
enter
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
ephemeral
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From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
finding
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
fire-surrounded
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
flesh
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
fleshly
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
going
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From this reading And the duet that she was going to sing; she knew what that meant too.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It meant the desire to possess.
joy
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From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
kiss
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
knew
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
lease
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
meaning
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
meant
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From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
mountain
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
off
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
possess
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From this reading It meant the desire to possess.
possession
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
rapture
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From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
Siegfried
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
sing
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From this reading And the duet that she was going to sing; she knew what that meant too.
swirling
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From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
things
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From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That duet meant the joy of life, the rapture of awakening to the adventure of life, the delight of the swirling current of ephemeral things.
too
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From this reading And the duet that she was going to sing; she knew what that meant too.
union
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From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
very
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
wakes
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the duet that she was going to sing; she knew what that meant too.
well
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From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And the duet that she was going to sing; she knew what that meant too.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She knew very well the meaning of the duet, when Siegfried adventures through the fire-surrounded mountain and wakes Brunnhilde with a kiss.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Desire finding a barrier to complete possession in the flesh would break off the fleshly lease, and enter the great darkness where alone was union and rest.
