אני קוראת את הפסקה עוד פעם כדי להדגיש במחברת את מה שחשוב.

Because קוראת is the feminine singular present-tense form.

So:

• אני קוראת = said by a female speaker
• אני קורא = said by a male speaker

In Hebrew present tense, verbs usually agree with gender and number.

Yes, אני can sometimes be omitted if the context already makes it clear who is speaking.

But in the present tense, the form קוראת by itself does not specifically mean only I read. It could also mean:

• I read
• you read, addressing one female
• she reads

So אני helps make the subject explicit and removes ambiguity.

Here, את does not mean with.

It is the direct object marker. Hebrew uses את before a definite direct object.

So in:

קוראת את הפסקה

the word הפסקה is the direct object, and it is definite because of ה־.

A very useful rule is:

• את
  • definite noun
• no real English translation
• it just marks the object grammatically

Because הפסקה means the paragraph, not just a paragraph.

• פסקה = paragraph
• הפסקה = the paragraph

Using the suggests a specific paragraph is meant, probably one already known from the context.

עוד פעם means again or one more time.

Literally:

• עוד = more / another
• פעם = time

So the expression is something like one more time.

A common alternative is שוב, which also means again.
Both are common, but עוד פעם is very natural in everyday speech.

כדי introduces a purpose: in order to, so as to.

After כדי, Hebrew normally uses an infinitive, often with ל־.

So:

• כדי להדגיש = in order to highlight / emphasize

This is a very common pattern:

• כדי ללמוד = in order to study
• כדי להבין = in order to understand
• כדי לכתוב = in order to write

It is made from the preposition ב־ plus the noun מחברת.

• ב־ = in
• מחברת = notebook

So במחברת means in a notebook or in the notebook, depending on context.

A useful thing to know: when ב־ combines with ה־, the pronunciation changes, but in normal unvocalized spelling it still looks the same.

So written במחברת can represent either:

• במחברת = in a notebook
• במחברת = in the notebook

Context tells you which one is meant.

It is the same grammatical את: the direct object marker.

The whole phrase מה שחשוב acts as the direct object of להדגיש.

So:

• להדגיש את מה שחשוב = to highlight what is important

Even though the object is a phrase and not a simple noun, Hebrew still uses את here.

This is a very common Hebrew structure:

• מה ש... = what ... / that which ...

So:

• מה שחשוב = what is important
• literally, something like that which is important

You will see the same pattern in many sentences:

• מה שאני רוצה = what I want
• מה שהיא אמרה = what she said
• מה שקרה = what happened

Not completely. Hebrew word order is fairly flexible, although some orders sound more natural than others.

This sentence is very natural as written:

אני קוראת את הפסקה עוד פעם כדי להדגיש במחברת את מה שחשוב.

But Hebrew can often move parts around for emphasis or style. For example, a speaker might place עוד פעם in a different position and still sound natural.

So the order here is normal and idiomatic, but not the only possible order.