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Blind Love

Chapter LXI

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ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.
She had to settle up with the doctor.
He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.
"Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"
"I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.
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Blind Love

Chapter LXI

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.
Line 2
She had to settle up with the doctor.
Line 3
He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.
Line 4
"Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"
Line 5
"I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"”

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"”

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had to settle up with the doctor.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “"Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.”

Summons noun US /ˈsʌmənz/

an official order to appear or respond

From this reading “He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"”

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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 ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

all

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From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

called

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From this reading He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.

CHANGE

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From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

desire

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From this reading "I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.

discuss

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From this reading "I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.

doctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had to settle up with the doctor.

Dr

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From this reading "I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.

EVE

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From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

gross

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From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading She had to settle up with the doctor.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

hasn't

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From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

hotel

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From this reading He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

IRIS

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From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

lady

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From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

laughing

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From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

Louvain

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From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.

obeyed

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From this reading He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

off

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From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

Paris

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From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

rubbing

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From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

settle

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From this reading She had to settle up with the doctor.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She had to settle up with the doctor.

summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/

an official order to appear or respond

From this reading He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

up

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From this reading She had to settle up with the doctor.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He obeyed her summons and called upon her at the hotel.

Vimpany

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From this reading "I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.

voice

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From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

way

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From this reading ON THE EVE OF A CHANGE IRIS returned to Louvain by way of Paris.

Well

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

From this reading "Well, my lady," he began in his gross voice, rubbing his hands and laughing, "it has come off, after all; hasn't it?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had to settle up with the doctor.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I do not desire, Dr. Vimpany, to discuss anything with you.