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Philip Rollo

Chapter XI

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MY FIRST GUARD.
In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.
I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.
At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.
As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Philip Rollo

Chapter XI

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MY FIRST GUARD.
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In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.
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I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.
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At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.
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As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.”

FIRST noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “MY FIRST GUARD.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.”

Ship noun US /ship/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.”

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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 At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

accents

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

accessories

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

adoration

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

age

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

all

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

ankles

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

asserted

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From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

beaming

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

beautiful

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

beauty

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

bells

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

brow

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

compass

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From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

completely

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

danced

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From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

day

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

dreams

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From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

ear

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From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

enhance

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

extent

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

fairy

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

fall

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

figure

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

FIRSTnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MY FIRST GUARD.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

glancing

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

GUARD

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From this reading MY FIRST GUARD.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

like

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

lingering

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From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

love

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

matter

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From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

mistress

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From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

modulated

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

muslin

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY FIRST GUARD.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

notes

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

novelist

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From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

object

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

only

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

remembered

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From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

requires

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

robe

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

see

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

seen

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

shipnounUS /ship/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

shoulders

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

soldier

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From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

Spanish

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From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

star

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

student

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From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

supposes

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

surrounded

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

tinkle

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From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

twenty

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

two

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

utmost

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

voice

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From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In my dreams she danced again before me, and her voice was lingering in my ear.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I could still see that fairy figure, with the star beaming on her brow, the robe of muslin, the glancing ankles and shoulders, and hear the notes of that modulated voice, whose accents were like the tinkle of fairy bells.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading As a student, I had no time to fall in love; as a soldier, it seemed to be quite a matter of course--for I remembered the great Spanish novelist, who asserted that a soldier without a mistress, was like a ship without a compass.

years

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From this reading At twenty years of age, one only requires a day or two to fall (as one supposes) completely in love:--I was only twenty; the object of my secret adoration was beautiful, and I had seen her surrounded by all those accessories that will enhance beauty to the utmost extent.