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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 ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
able
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
absent
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
All
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From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
any
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
ardent
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
beetled
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From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
bush-grown
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From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
certain
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
chambers
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From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
communicating
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From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
conduct
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
consisted
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From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
dark
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From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
de
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From this reading Man is the eye of things.--Euryph, “de Vit.
desire
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
ecstatical
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
Euryph
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From this reading Man is the eye of things.--Euryph, “de Vit.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
eye
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From this reading Man is the eye of things.--Euryph, “de Vit.
far-distant
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
Helmont
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
huge
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From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
Hum
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From this reading Hum.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
imagination
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man is the eye of things.--Euryph, “de Vit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
Man
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From this reading Man is the eye of things.--Euryph, “de Vit.
Mejnour
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From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
more
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
most
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
object
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
occupied
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From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Man is the eye of things.--Euryph, “de Vit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
other
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From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
outward
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
placed
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From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
power
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
precipice
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From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
rooms
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From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
slept
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From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
some
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
spirit
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
square
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From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
stirred
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
strong
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Man is the eye of things.--Euryph, “de Vit.
There
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
things
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From this reading Man is the eye of things.--Euryph, “de Vit.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
tower
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From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
transporting
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
two
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From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
up
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
Vit
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From this reading Man is the eye of things.--Euryph, “de Vit.
Von
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From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All these rooms were placed in the huge square tower that beetled over the dark and bush-grown precipice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ...There is, therefore, a certain ecstatical or transporting power, which, if at any time it shall be excited or stirred up by an ardent desire and most strong imagination, is able to conduct the spirit of the more outward even to some absent and far-distant object.--Von Helmont.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rooms that Mejnour occupied consisted of two chambers communicating with each other, and a third in which he slept.
