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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 PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
affairs
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From this reading This pale and stained spectre will be a participant in all my love affairs.
all
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From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arise
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
arms
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
awaking
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This pale and stained spectre will be a participant in all my love affairs.
belied
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From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
bound
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
Brothers
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brunette
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closely
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
clouds
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couch
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
cynical
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deep
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den
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
evoke
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
fiancé
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From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
fiancée
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
float
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
girl
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
glance
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half-clad
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
harvest
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From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
hour
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This pale and stained spectre will be a participant in all my love affairs.
infamous
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
kisses
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
lakes
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From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
love
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From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
out
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
pale
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From this reading This pale and stained spectre will be a participant in all my love affairs.
PAQUERETTE
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From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
participant
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From this reading This pale and stained spectre will be a participant in all my love affairs.
putting
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
queen
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remembrance
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
see
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From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
spectre
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From this reading This pale and stained spectre will be a participant in all my love affairs.
stained
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From this reading This pale and stained spectre will be a participant in all my love affairs.
strange
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From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
suffice
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sweetheart
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From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This pale and stained spectre will be a participant in all my love affairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
vice
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From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
Well
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From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, during the May nights, I shall evoke my fiancée, I shall see arise a half-clad, cynical girl, awaking and putting out her arms towards me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The remembrance of my first hour of love is closely bound to that of an infamous den, of a couch over which strange kisses float.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading PAQUERETTE Brothers, where is the sweetheart, queen of the lakes and clouds, or the harvest brunette whose glance is so deep as to suffice for a life of love?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This pale and stained spectre will be a participant in all my love affairs.
youth
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From this reading Well, all is over: I have belied my youth; I am the fiancé of vice.
