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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 A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
advancement
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From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
all
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From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
any
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From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
bliss
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From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
cannot
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From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
cause
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
children
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
conscious
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From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
death
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From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
divine
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
dwells
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
find
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From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
glad
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From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
God
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
happiness
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From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
hardly
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From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
heartless
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
hearts
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From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
incorruptible
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From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
lay
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From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
love
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From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
maimed
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From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
mother
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From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
much
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From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
one-winged
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From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
parents
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From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
partake
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
pleasure
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From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
proud
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From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
region
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From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
say
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From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
side
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From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
soar
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From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
soars
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
son
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From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
sorrow
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
strong
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From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
stronger
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From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
suspect
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From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
there
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From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A poor, maimed, one-winged thing, such love cannot soar into any region of conscious bliss.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But the love that is all on one side, though it may be stronger than death, can hardly be so strong as life!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
too
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From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even when it soars into the region where God himself dwells, it is but to partake there of the divine sorrow which his heartless children cause him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suspect the mother was glad to be proud where she could find no happiness—proud with the love that lay incorruptible in her being.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be too much to say that the hearts of his parents took no pleasure in the advancement of their son, such as it was.
