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Bottoms Up

Chapter I

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[_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.
“You love me, Lolo--tell me you love me!” he choked.
“No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.
“No, it must not be.”
Massington, for the moment, found himself unable to speak.
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Bottoms Up

Chapter I

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.
Line 2
“You love me, Lolo--tell me you love me!” he choked.
Line 3
“No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.
Line 4
“No, it must not be.”
/noʊ ɪt mʌst nɑːt biː/
Line 5
Massington, for the moment, found himself unable to speak.

Learner Dictionary

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

Although noun US /ˈalthough/

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

From this reading “[_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Massington, for the moment, found himself unable to speak.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “[_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading ““No, it must not be.””

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Massington, for the moment, found himself unable to speak.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““You love me, Lolo--tell me you love me!” he choked.”

All words in this reading · 54

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290

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

adorable

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From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

all

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/

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

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

arms

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading “No, it must not be.”

buried

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

choked

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From this reading “You love me, Lolo--tell me you love me!” he choked.

clasp

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From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

contain

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

coquetry

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From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

eyes

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Massington, for the moment, found himself unable to speak.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Massington, for the moment, found himself unable to speak.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

futility

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

hair

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

kisses

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

Lolo

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From this reading “You love me, Lolo--tell me you love me!” he choked.

longer

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

love

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From this reading “You love me, Lolo--tell me you love me!” he choked.

lovely

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

Massington

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “You love me, Lolo--tell me you love me!” he choked.

moment

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From this reading Massington, for the moment, found himself unable to speak.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “No, it must not be.”

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “No, it must not be.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

Page

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

realized

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

seized

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

speak

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From this reading Massington, for the moment, found himself unable to speak.

storm

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

struggling

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From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You love me, Lolo--tell me you love me!” he choked.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

thousand

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

Unable

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

vast

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From this reading [_Page 290_ Unable to contain himself longer, although he realized the vast futility of it all, Massington seized her in his arms and buried her lovely eyes and hair in the storm of a thousand kisses.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “No! no!” she cried, struggling from his clasp with an adorable coquetry.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You love me, Lolo--tell me you love me!” he choked.