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The opera was _Romeo and Juliet_. As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart. On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk. My heart and head, darling, are all on fire now. What is he doing?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.”
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From this reading My heart and head, darling, are all on fire now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The opera was _Romeo and Juliet_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My heart and head, darling, are all on fire now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
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From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
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From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
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From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
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From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
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From this reading My heart and head, darling, are all on fire now.
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From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
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From this reading What is he doing?
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From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
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From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
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From this reading My heart and head, darling, are all on fire now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What is he doing?
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From this reading My heart and head, darling, are all on fire now.
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From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
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From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is he doing?
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From this reading The opera was _Romeo and Juliet_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
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From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart and head, darling, are all on fire now.
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From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
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From this reading My heart and head, darling, are all on fire now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
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From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
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From this reading The opera was _Romeo and Juliet_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The opera was _Romeo and Juliet_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The opera was _Romeo and Juliet_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The opera was _Romeo and Juliet_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is he doing?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On returning home I went to bed, but only to count the steps which resounded on the sidewalk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you don't know the duet of the two lovers, you can't understand the bliss of two neophytes in love, as they listen to this divine outpouring of the heart.
