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The White People

Chapter VIII

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What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.
When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.
Nothing is an accident.
We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.
I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The White People

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.
Line 2
When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.
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Nothing is an accident.
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We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.
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I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.”

Choose noun US /choose/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Nothing is an accident.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.”

Ourselves pronoun US /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading “We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.”

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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 When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

accident

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From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

all

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From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

also

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Nothing is an accident.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

audacious

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

bad

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

begin

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

care

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From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

chance

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From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

choosenounUS /choose/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

clearly

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

clever

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

closely

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

connect

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

consciously

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From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

dare

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

end

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

enough

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

every-day

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

feel

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From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

girl

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

happen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

ignorance

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From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

led

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

meaning

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

midst

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From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing is an accident.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

ones

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From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

only

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

ordinary

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

other

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

people

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

perhaps

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

person

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

reason

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

said

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

say

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

scheme

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From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

see

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

seem

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

simple

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

sort

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

sounds

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

spite

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

suspect

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

things

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From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

trifles

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

unconsciously

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From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

watch

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From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

way

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

weaving

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From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What I feel sure I know by this time is that all the things we think happen by chance and accident are only part of the weaving of the scheme of life.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.

words

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From this reading I dare say it sounds audacious for an ordinary girl to say such things in an ordinary way; but perhaps I have said them in spite of myself, because it is not a bad thing that they should be said by an every-day sort of person in simple words which other every-day people can understand.

wrong

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From this reading We make everything happen ourselves: the wrong things because we do not know or care whether we are wrong or right, the right ones because we unconsciously or consciously choose the right even in the midst of our ignorance.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When you begin to suspect this and to watch closely you also begin to see how trifles connect themselves with one another, and seem in the end to have led to a reason and a meaning, though we may not be clever enough to see it clearly.