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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 There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
actual
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
Africa
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From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
Africa's
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
African
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
all
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From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
also
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
amassed
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From this reading She remembered that it was there her father had amassed his wealth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
answer
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From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
asks
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From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
claim
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
crept
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
degrees
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
doubts
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From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
educated
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
English
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
existed
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
explanation
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
father
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From this reading She remembered that it was there her father had amassed his wealth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
further
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From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
future
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From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
given
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From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She remembered that it was there her father had amassed his wealth.
home
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
imperceptible
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
Johannesburg
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
luxurious
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From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
nowhere
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
out
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
questioning
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From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
realisation
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
remembered
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From this reading She remembered that it was there her father had amassed his wealth.
return
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From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
slow
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From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
smooth
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From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
South
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
there
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
True
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From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
trust
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From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True, she was English born and English educated; but so also was she South African, for quite half her life had been passed in Johannesburg, and it was there that her actual home existed.
ways
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From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
wealth
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From this reading She remembered that it was there her father had amassed his wealth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And so, by slow imperceptible degrees, out of nowhere and without explanation, crept into her mind the sudden realisation of Africa's claim upon her.
won
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From this reading There had been won for her all the smooth, luxurious ways of her life; and, but a step further, as it were, stood out the answer to her questioning doubts.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Whatever trust is yours in the future, whatever life asks of you in return for all she has given, it must be for Africa.
