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Chapter I
O! I have climbed high, and my reward is small. Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still. O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness! And yet I shiver at that cold and solitary thought.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have climbed high, and my reward is small.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet I shiver at that cold and solitary thought.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet I shiver at that cold and solitary thought.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have climbed high, and my reward is small.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading I have climbed high, and my reward is small.
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From this reading And yet I shiver at that cold and solitary thought.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have climbed high, and my reward is small.
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From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading I have climbed high, and my reward is small.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have climbed high, and my reward is small.
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From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have climbed high, and my reward is small.
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From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have climbed high, and my reward is small.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading O!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading I have climbed high, and my reward is small.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading And yet I shiver at that cold and solitary thought.
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From this reading I have climbed high, and my reward is small.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading And yet I shiver at that cold and solitary thought.
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From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet I shiver at that cold and solitary thought.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
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From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
in or at the place that
From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here I stand, with wearied knees, earth, indeed, at a dizzy depth below, but heaven far, far beyond me still.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I shiver at that cold and solitary thought.
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From this reading O that I could soar up into the very zenith, where man never breathed, nor eagle ever flew, and where the ethereal azure melts away from the eye, and appears only a deepened shade of nothingness!
