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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 It is a hard fate: it involves sacrifices and brings heartaches.
adventure
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From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.
afterwards
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
alien
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
all
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
began
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
bloom
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
brings
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From this reading It is a hard fate: it involves sacrifices and brings heartaches.
charm
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From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.
COLUMBUS
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From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
develops
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From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.
events
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
fate
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From this reading It is a hard fate: it involves sacrifices and brings heartaches.
feel
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
flee
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
force
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
full
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
gives
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From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.
grow
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
hard
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From this reading It is a hard fate: it involves sacrifices and brings heartaches.
heartaches
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From this reading It is a hard fate: it involves sacrifices and brings heartaches.
home
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
involves
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From this reading It is a hard fate: it involves sacrifices and brings heartaches.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a hard fate: it involves sacrifices and brings heartaches.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a hard fate: it involves sacrifices and brings heartaches.
knew
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
land
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last
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From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
life
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
live
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
loved
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
night
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From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.
one's
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
order
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
orderliness
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From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.
own
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
poise
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
proved
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From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
quietly
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
reach
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
right
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
sacrifices
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From this reading It is a hard fate: it involves sacrifices and brings heartaches.
seemed
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
soil
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
Soon
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
sweetness
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From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.
terrors
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From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
there
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From this reading To grow on the home soil, and quietly to reach full bloom there, gives poise to one’s life.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
Turkey
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unknown
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From this reading Soon afterwards events began to force me to feel that in order to live my own life, as seemed right to me, I must flee from all I knew and loved to an unknown, alien land.
WAKE
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From this reading IN THE WAKE OF COLUMBUS This night of terrors proved my last adventure in Turkey.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After all, what gives to life sweetness and charm is the orderliness with which one develops.