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Fifteen years of a dancer's life
Fifteen years of a dancer's life

Chapter VIII

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Chapter 8 of Fifteen years of a dancer's life by Loie Fuller holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.
She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.
Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.
In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.
Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.
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Fifteen years of a dancer's life

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Fifteen years of a dancer's life is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.
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She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.
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Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.
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In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.
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Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.”

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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 always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

able

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

alike

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From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

always

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

any

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

black

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From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

brilliant

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From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

calm

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

certain

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From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

deep

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From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

depths

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From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

entered

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From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

escapes

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From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

ever

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

eyes

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From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

fond

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From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

Gab

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From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

hair

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From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

half-closed

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From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

head

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From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

human

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

just

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

From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

knew

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

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

know

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From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

least

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From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

looking

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

From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

never

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

From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

only

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

From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

other

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

penetrates

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From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

people

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From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

personality

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

From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

presence

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

From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

seemed

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

silent

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

souls

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

From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

supernatural

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

From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

two

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

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

undemonstrative

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

understand

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

unlike

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From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

very

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

From this reading Her eyes and her hair are just alike, deep black and very brilliant.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading In her presence people never know for certain whether she is looking at them or not.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She was always so calm, so silent, so undemonstrative, so unlike any other human being that only a supernatural personality, it seemed, would ever be able to understand her.

years

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

From this reading I knew Gab for at least two years before it entered into my head that she was fond of me.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet nothing about them escapes her, and through her half-closed eyes she penetrates to the very depths of their souls.