Chapter XX
Bey hinter ihm was will! Ich heb ihn auf. “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.) Come vittima io vengo all’ ara. “Metast.,” At. ii.
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Chapter XX
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Bey
hinter
ihm
was
will!
Ich
heb
ihn
auf.
“Das
Verschleierte
Bildzu
Sais”
(Be
behind
what
there
may,--I
raise
the
veil.)
Come
vittima
io
vengo
all’
ara.
“Metast.,”
At.
ii.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Bey
hinter
ihm
was
will!
Line 2
Ich
heb
ihn
auf.
Line 3
“Das
Verschleierte
Bildzu
Sais”
(Be
behind
what
there
may,--I
raise
the
veil.)
Line 4
Come
vittima
io
vengo
all’
ara.
Line 5
“Metast.,”
At.
ii.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come vittima io vengo all’ ara.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)”
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all
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From this reading Come vittima io vengo all’ ara.
ara
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From this reading Come vittima io vengo all’ ara.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Metast.,” At. ii.
auf
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From this reading Ich heb ihn auf.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
Bey
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From this reading Bey hinter ihm was will!
Bildzu
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From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come vittima io vengo all’ ara.
Das
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From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
heb
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From this reading Ich heb ihn auf.
hinter
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
Ich
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From this reading Ich heb ihn auf.
ihm
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ihn
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From this reading Ich heb ihn auf.
ii
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io
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From this reading Come vittima io vengo all’ ara.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
Metast
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From this reading “Metast.,” At. ii.
raise
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From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
Sais
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From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
there
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From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
veil
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From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
vengo
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From this reading Come vittima io vengo all’ ara.
Verschleierte
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From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
vittima
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From this reading Come vittima io vengo all’ ara.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bey hinter ihm was will!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Das Verschleierte Bildzu Sais” (Be behind what there may,--I raise the veil.)
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Bey hinter ihm was will!