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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 How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
affecting
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aided
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From this reading The shock which she had received, aided by the pressure at home, had effectually worked religious unrest.
also
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From this reading But the emotion which is deeper than human love was also in ferment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
better
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The shock which she had received, aided by the pressure at home, had effectually worked religious unrest.
cannot
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
certain
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From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
compassion
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
Creator
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deeper
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From this reading But the emotion which is deeper than human love was also in ferment.
distinct
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
effectually
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From this reading The shock which she had received, aided by the pressure at home, had effectually worked religious unrest.
emotion
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From this reading But the emotion which is deeper than human love was also in ferment.
Ephraim
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face
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far
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ferment
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From this reading But the emotion which is deeper than human love was also in ferment.
God
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From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
Halsey's
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
hand
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
home
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How
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human
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humanity
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the emotion which is deeper than human love was also in ferment.
influences
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
knows
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
love
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From this reading But the emotion which is deeper than human love was also in ferment.
lovers
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making
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
more
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
much
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
neglectful
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
new
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From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
now
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From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
peace
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From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
pressure
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From this reading The shock which she had received, aided by the pressure at home, had effectually worked religious unrest.
pulsing
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
reason
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received
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From this reading The shock which she had received, aided by the pressure at home, had effectually worked religious unrest.
religious
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From this reading The shock which she had received, aided by the pressure at home, had effectually worked religious unrest.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
remembered
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
shock
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From this reading The shock which she had received, aided by the pressure at home, had effectually worked religious unrest.
some
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From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
stands
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
Susannah
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the emotion which is deeper than human love was also in ferment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was certain now that she must do some new thing to obtain peace with God.
touch
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
trembling
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understanding
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unrest
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From this reading The shock which she had received, aided by the pressure at home, had effectually worked religious unrest.
veins
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the emotion which is deeper than human love was also in ferment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the emotion which is deeper than human love was also in ferment.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
wistful
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From this reading Ephraim remained neglectful, and Susannah remembered with more and more distinct compassion Halsey's wistful face and the touch of his trembling hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
woman
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worked
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From this reading The shock which she had received, aided by the pressure at home, had effectually worked religious unrest.
world's
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
youth
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From this reading How much better humanity might have been had we been at the world's making we cannot tell, but as it is, the Creator knows that a woman whose veins are pulsing with youth does not know, as she stands between her lovers, how far influences not born of reason are affecting her understanding.
