Chapter XVIII
Why did she love him? Curious fool, be still! Is human love the growth of human will? To her he might be gentleness! LORD BYRON.
Paul Clifford — Complete
Chapter XVIII
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Why
did
she
love
him?
Curious
fool,
be
still!
Is
human
love
the
growth
of
human
will?
To
her
he
might
be
gentleness!
LORD
BYRON.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Why
did
she
love
him?
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Curious
fool,
be
still!
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Is
human
love
the
growth
of
human
will?
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To
her
he
might
be
gentleness!
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LORD
BYRON.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fool
noun
US /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Curious fool, be still!”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “To her he might be gentleness!”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Curious fool, be still!”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Curious fool, be still!
BYRON
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From this reading LORD BYRON.
Curious
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From this reading Curious fool, be still!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did she love him?
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious fool, be still!
gentleness
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growth
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From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To her he might be gentleness!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her he might be gentleness!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why did she love him?
human
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From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
LORD
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From this reading LORD BYRON.
love
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From this reading Why did she love him?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To her he might be gentleness!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why did she love him?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious fool, be still!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her he might be gentleness!
Why
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From this reading Why did she love him?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Is human love the growth of human will?