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Hearts in exile
Hearts in exile

Chapter I

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TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.
"You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"
"Assuredly.
She is past her time now," said the old woman.
"She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.
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Hearts in exile

Chapter I

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.
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"You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"
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"Assuredly.
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She is past her time now," said the old woman.
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"She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

EVERY determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.”

STILL noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.”

SURE noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She is past her time now," said the old woman.”

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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 "You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

Assuredly

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From this reading "Assuredly.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"

BOOK

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

called

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From this reading "She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.

CERTAIN

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

doubtfully

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From this reading "She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.

EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

EXILE

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

FAITH

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

few

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From this reading "You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"

glanced

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From this reading "She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.

HEART

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She is past her time now," said the old woman.

HOPE

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

INSCRIBED

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

KNOWS

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

LOVE

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

man

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From this reading "She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.

Marya

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From this reading "You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.

minutes

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From this reading "You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"

now

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From this reading She is past her time now," said the old woman.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

old

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From this reading She is past her time now," said the old woman.

past

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From this reading She is past her time now," said the old woman.

said

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From this reading She is past her time now," said the old woman.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"

somewhere

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From this reading "She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.

STILLnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

SUREnounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"

THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She is past her time now," said the old woman.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

WAY

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From this reading TO EVERY HEART IN EXILE THIS BOOK OF HOPE IS INSCRIBED IN THE SURE AND CERTAIN FAITH THAT LOVE STILL KNOWS THE WAY.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"

woman

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From this reading She is past her time now," said the old woman.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You think she will be in in a few minutes, Marya?"

young

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From this reading "She may have called somewhere," said the young man, and glanced doubtfully at her.