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The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire Novel
The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire Novel

Chapter XIII

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The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.
And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.
It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .
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The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire Novel

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.
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And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.
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It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .
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Learner Dictionary

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

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .”

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.”

All words in this reading · 40

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absorption

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From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

affect

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From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

BloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

BodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

Communion

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From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

confusing

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From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

Divinity

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From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

drinking

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From this reading And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.

earlier

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From this reading And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.

experienced

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From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

experiences

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From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

Jeshua's

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From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

made

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From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

Mass

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From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

Mike

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From this reading And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

rapturous

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From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

sharing

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From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

then

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From this reading And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The thought of Mass made her think of Communion, the rapturous absorption in Divinity she experienced sharing Jeshua's Body and Blood.

three

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From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

today

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From this reading And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.

union

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From this reading And had experienced earlier today, first drinking from Mike, then in union.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .

way

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From this reading It was confusing that three such different experiences could affect her the same way .