Chapter XXII
DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's. I did it with a purpose. I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me. Enough. Eva accepted the brooch.
The Circular Study
Chapter XXII
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DEAR
FELIX:
This
morning
I
passed
under
the
window
you
have
described
to
me
as
Evelyn's.
I
did
it
with
a
purpose.
I
wanted
to
test
my
own
emotions
and
to
see
how
much
feeling
it
would
arouse
in
me.
Enough.
Eva
accepted
the
brooch.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DEAR
FELIX:
This
morning
I
passed
under
the
window
you
have
described
to
me
as
Evelyn's.
Line 2
I
did
it
with
a
purpose.
Line 3
I
wanted
to
test
my
own
emotions
and
to
see
how
much
feeling
it
would
arouse
in
me.
Line 4
Enough.
Line 5
Eva
accepted
the
brooch.
Learner Dictionary
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Feeling
noun
US /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.”
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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 I did it with a purpose.
accepted
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From this reading Eva accepted the brooch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
arouse
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From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
brooch
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From this reading Eva accepted the brooch.
DEAR
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
described
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did it with a purpose.
emotions
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From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
Enough
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From this reading Enough.
Eva
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From this reading Eva accepted the brooch.
Evelyn's
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
FELIX
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
how
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From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did it with a purpose.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
much
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From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
own
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From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
purpose
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From this reading I did it with a purpose.
see
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From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
test
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From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
wanted
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From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
window
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I did it with a purpose.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.