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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 "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And we again answered, "Yes."
all
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From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
altar
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From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
altar-screen
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we again answered, "Yes."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And we again answered, "Yes."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
belongs
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From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
blessed
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From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
bond
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
brother
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From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
came
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From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
confirmed
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
door
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From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
eternal
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
forehead
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From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
friendship
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
happen
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From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
happiness
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From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
holy
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
joined
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From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
kissed
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From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
men
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
near
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From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
other
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
out
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From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
patience
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From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
prayed
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From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
priest
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From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
say
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From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
self-sacrifice
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From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
silently
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From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
song
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
sung
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From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
Then
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From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
three
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From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After this a priest came through a door near the altar, and blessed us all three.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she joined out hands and kissed us on the forehead, and we again prayed silently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then a song was sung by other holy men behind the altar-screen, and the bond of eternal friendship was confirmed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we again answered, "Yes."
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
Yes
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From this reading And we again answered, "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you each remember to say, whatever may happen, 'My brother is a part of myself; his secret is my secret, my happiness is his; self-sacrifice, patience, everything belongs to me as they do to him?'"
