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Cupid's Cyclopedia

Chapter I

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Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.
It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.
There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.
Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.
The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Cupid's Cyclopedia

Chapter I

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Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.
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It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.
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There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.
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Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.
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The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

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 “It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.”

Clumsy adjective US /ˈklʌmzi/

awkward in movement or handling things

From this reading “Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.”

Curriculum noun US /kəˈrɪk.jə.ləm/

The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or magical academy.

From this reading “Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.”

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1910

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

all

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

artificial

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From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

authors

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

beginners

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From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

belief

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

best

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From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

book

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From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

branch

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

Cecil

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

Charles

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

Clay

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/

awkward in movement or handling things

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

co-education

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

Compiled

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

Cupid

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

curriculumnounUS /kəˈrɪk.jə.ləm/

The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or magical academy.

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

Daniel

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

depends

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

experience

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From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

few

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

fill

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From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

forever

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From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

Herford

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

hope

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From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

How

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

important

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

included

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

John

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

keep

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

kind

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

lasting

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From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

long-felt

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From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

love

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

Love-making

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

made

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

making

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

many

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From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

methods

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From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

most

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

much

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

New

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

Oliver

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

only

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From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

preserving

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From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

properly

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

regular

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

schools

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

Scribner's

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

seems

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

Sons

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

There

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From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

vast

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From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

very

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

want

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From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

way

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From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

York

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

YOUpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.