Chapter III
STRANGWAY. One does not easily know love, it seems. [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.] BEATRICE. It was cruel to come, I know.
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Chapter III
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STRANGWAY.
One
does
not
easily
know
love,
it
seems.
[But
her
smile,
faint,
mysterious,
pitying,
is
enough,
and
he
turns
away
from
her.]
BEATRICE.
It
was
cruel
to
come,
I
know.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
STRANGWAY.
Line 2
One
does
not
easily
know
love,
it
seems.
Line 3
[But
her
smile,
faint,
mysterious,
pitying,
is
enough,
and
he
turns
away
from
her.]
Line 4
BEATRICE.
Line 5
It
was
cruel
to
come,
I
know.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈkruːəl tuː come aɪ know/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was cruel to come, I know.”
Cruel
adjective
US /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “It was cruel to come, I know.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One does not easily know love, it seems.”
Mysterious
adjective
US /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “[But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One does not easily know love, it seems.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
away
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From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
BEATRICE
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From this reading BEATRICE.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was cruel to come, I know.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading It was cruel to come, I know.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One does not easily know love, it seems.
easily
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From this reading One does not easily know love, it seems.
enough
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From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
faint
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From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was cruel to come, I know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One does not easily know love, it seems.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One does not easily know love, it seems.
love
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From this reading One does not easily know love, it seems.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One does not easily know love, it seems.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One does not easily know love, it seems.
pitying
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From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
seems
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From this reading One does not easily know love, it seems.
smile
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From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
STRANGWAY
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From this reading STRANGWAY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was cruel to come, I know.
turns
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From this reading [But her smile, faint, mysterious, pitying, is enough, and he turns away from her.]
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was cruel to come, I know.