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The last word — lesson sixty

The finale: addition, development, complete — after this line, every word is yours.

New core words in this lesson

additioncombcompletedependentdevelopmentequal

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  1. 1Well — look who's here. Day sixty. The last one.
  2. 2Comb your hair and put on something nice — today is a big day.
  3. 3Think back to day one: 'Hello. Good morning. My name is—' That was you.
  4. 4Every day since then was an addition — one word, one brick, one step.
  5. 5Slow days, quick days — but the development never stopped.
  6. 6You went from dependent on the slow voice to getting it all, first time.
  7. 7You can hear them all now — the doctor, the harbor, the meeting room.
  8. 8Quick voices, slow voices, angry voices — you're equal to all of them now.
  9. 9Eight hundred and forty-nine words down, and one to go.
  10. 10You know the word — it's been waiting at the end of the list from day one.
  11. 11Take a breath. Listen well. Make it a good one.
  12. 12The last word is: complete.
  13. 13Now it's complete — all eight hundred and fifty words, every one yours.
  14. 14This isn't the end of English — it's your base, and the mountain is yours now.
  15. 15Thank you for every morning and every attempt — now go and use every word.

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