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uplifted

adjective B1
  1. Lifted upwards, raised.
  2. Joyous, hopeful or inspired. (figuratively)
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One of the big trees had been partly chopped through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted axe in his hands, was a man made entirely of tin.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 25 · B2
The warning seemed not unnecessary, so uplifted and aerial was Anne’s expression and attitude as she sprang to her feet, her face irradiated with the flame of her spirit.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 141 · C1
I’m to be Hope, with my hands clasped--so--and my eyes uplifted.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 185 · C1
A lump came into her throat, and she hastily retired behind the pages of her uplifted Latin grammar to hide the tears in her eyes.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 250 · C1

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