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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.