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There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers. They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this. They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past. In a way, they are uncreate. Far be it from me to assume any "white" superiority.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a way, they are uncreate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
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From this reading Far be it from me to assume any "white" superiority.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
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From this reading Far be it from me to assume any "white" superiority.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Far be it from me to assume any "white" superiority.
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From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
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From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
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From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
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From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
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From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
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From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far be it from me to assume any "white" superiority.
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From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
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From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
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From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
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From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
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From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
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From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Far be it from me to assume any "white" superiority.
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From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
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From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
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From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
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From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Far be it from me to assume any "white" superiority.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
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From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They are beautiful, they are like children, they are generous: but they are more than this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
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From this reading There is an invisible hand grasps my heart and prevents it opening too much to these strangers.
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From this reading They are far off, and in their eyes is an easy darkness of the soft, uncreate past.
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From this reading In a way, they are uncreate.
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From this reading Far be it from me to assume any "white" superiority.
