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The Precipice: A Novel
The Precipice: A Novel

Chapter XIII

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"Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.
She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.
"Dear old Kate," she mused.
"Karl rebuffed her in his misery, and I misled her.
If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.
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The Precipice: A Novel

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.
Line 2
She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.
Line 3
"Dear old Kate," she mused.
Line 4
"Karl rebuffed her in his misery, and I misled her.
Line 5
If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.

Learner Dictionary

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

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “"Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.”

All words in this reading · 56

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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 She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

anyway

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From this reading If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.

appreciation

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From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

cared

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From this reading If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.

conscious

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

courage

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

Dear

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From this reading "Dear old Kate," she mused.

decided

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From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

defeat

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

determination

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

effort

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

fresh

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From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

gathering

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

hadn't

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From this reading If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

hope

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

hour

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Karl rebuffed her in his misery, and I misled her.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

ingenuity

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

Karl

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From this reading "Karl rebuffed her in his misery, and I misled her.

Kate

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From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

looking

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From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

loves

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From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

man

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From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

misery

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From this reading "Karl rebuffed her in his misery, and I misled her.

misled

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From this reading "Karl rebuffed her in his misery, and I misled her.

more

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

mused

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From this reading "Dear old Kate," she mused.

now

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

old

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From this reading "Dear old Kate," she mused.

perceived

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

power

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From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

rebuffed

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From this reading "Karl rebuffed her in his misery, and I misled her.

saw

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

she'd

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From this reading If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.

slowly

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

steadily

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

together

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From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was the more conscious of it that she saw him now in his hour of defeat and perceived his hope and ingenuity, his courage and determination gathering together slowly but steadily for a fresh effort.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Kate loves him," she decided, looking at the man beside her with fresh appreciation of his power.

written

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From this reading If she hadn't cared she'd have written anyway.