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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 After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
accepted
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
back
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
beings
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
Bettina
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
calm
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
came
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
collectedness
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
day
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
days
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
demands
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From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
departure
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
few
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
fully
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My mother's words have come true.'"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
human
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
Hundreds
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
imagining
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
incapable
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
knew
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From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
knowledge
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
live
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From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
love
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
mother
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From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
mother's
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
nature
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From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
now
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
perfect
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
preparations
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
say
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From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was even so.
spirit
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From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
Test
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From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
times
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
true
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From this reading My mother's words have come true.'"
two
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
union
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was even so.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After this Bettina went about her preparations for departure with a spirit of calm and collectedness which came from the knowledge of herself, which she had at last fully accepted.
words
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From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
world
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From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hundreds of times in these last few days her mother's words had come back to her: "The day will come when you will know what you are incapable even of imagining now--what is the one perfect love and complete union that can ever be between two human beings....
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Test the world, if you will--and your nature demands that you shall test it--but you will live to say one day: 'My mother knew.
