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Chapter XXXIII

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Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.
When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.
This was the difference between Christian and Larry.
Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.
When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mount Music

Chapter XXXIII

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.
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When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.
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This was the difference between Christian and Larry.
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Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.
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When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.

Learner Dictionary

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

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “This was the difference between Christian and Larry.”

Christian noun US /ˈchristian/

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

From this reading “This was the difference between Christian and Larry.”

Creature noun US /ˈcreature/

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

From this reading “When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.”

All words in this reading · 48

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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 Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

also

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From this reading When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading This was the difference between Christian and Larry.

called

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From this reading When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

ceased

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From this reading When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.

Christian

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From this reading This was the difference between Christian and Larry.

condition

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From this reading Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.

creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/

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

From this reading When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.

dealt

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From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

difference

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From this reading This was the difference between Christian and Larry.

faint

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From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.

heart-pain

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From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

helpless

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From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.

indivisible

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From this reading Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

Larry

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From this reading This was the difference between Christian and Larry.

limb

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From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

longer

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From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

love

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From this reading Her love was herself, indivisible, a condition of her being.

makes

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From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

mean

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From this reading When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

pain

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From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

paralyses

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From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

separate

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From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

supreme

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From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

Talbot-Lowry

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From this reading When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This was the difference between Christian and Larry.

torture

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From this reading Great pain paralyses the mind, as the torture of a limb makes the limb faint and helpless.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading This was the difference between Christian and Larry.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When the heart-pain can be dealt with as a separate thing, it is no longer supreme.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading When it ceased, it would mean that the creature that called herself Christian Talbot-Lowry had ceased also.