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V. V.'s Eyes

Chapter XIV

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"But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
I didn't.
I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."
This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

V. V.'s Eyes

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
Line 2
I didn't.
Line 3
I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."
Line 4
This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
Line 5
North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

Learner Dictionary

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

Anybody pronoun US /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading “"But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

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

From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”

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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 North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

able

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

Dabney

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From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

didn't

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From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.

don't

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From this reading I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."

donator

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From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

east

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

else

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From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.

feel

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

fulness

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

girl

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

House

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From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

meant

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From this reading I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."

misery

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

North

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

only

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From this reading I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

pangs

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

past

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From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

penitential

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

reparation

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

rise

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."

seraph-faced

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

south

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

subtlety

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From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.

vision

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From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.

west

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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.