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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
base
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
bedlamp
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
blurred
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From this reading The white walls of her Center room blurred in and out of focus.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
capsule
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
CenternounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
child
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
clinging
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From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
coating
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
deep
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
dissolve
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
dry
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
enters
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
few
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From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
fire
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
focus
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From this reading The white walls of her Center room blurred in and out of focus.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
future
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
gelatin
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
Genetics
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
Geno-Doctors
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
Ghetto
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
God
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
gone
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
happens
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
held
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From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
hope
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
impatient
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
instead
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From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
knew
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
like
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
lips
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
MARIA
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
Miryam
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
moments
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From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
out
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From this reading The white walls of her Center room blurred in and out of focus.
Pain
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
prayed
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
prayer
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
quickly
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From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
RAINER
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
Reason
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From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
red
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
restlessly
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
RILKE
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
room
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From this reading The white walls of her Center room blurred in and out of focus.
seeking
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
slipped
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
slow
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
spreading
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
stirred
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
swallow
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From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
there
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
transform
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
two
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From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
unwanted
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
walls
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From this reading The white walls of her Center room blurred in and out of focus.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
weak
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From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens._--RAINER MARIA RILKE When the two Geno-Doctors were gone, Miryam took the red capsule from under the base of the bedlamp and slipped it between her dry lips.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
white
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From this reading The white walls of her Center room blurred in and out of focus.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Reason told her to swallow the capsule quickly, but instead she held it under her tongue, clinging, against her will, to the last few moments of life.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly.
young
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From this reading Pain interrupted the prayer, spreading like slow fire from deep within her young body, where the unwanted child of Genetics Center stirred so restlessly, so impatient to be born.
