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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 CONCERNING A STOLEN KISS.
allow
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
almost
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From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
bound
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From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
charity
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
circumstances
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
CONCERNING
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From this reading CONCERNING A STOLEN KISS.
crown
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
destined
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
end
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
evasive
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
fierce
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
flirtation
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
future
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
give
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From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
grow
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
imponderable
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
indecipherable
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
intensity
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
jest
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
KISS
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From this reading CONCERNING A STOLEN KISS.
mark
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
mean
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From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
meaning
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
merely
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
moment
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
much
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From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
necessity
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From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
parties
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From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
passing
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
passion
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
receive
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
seem
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
significance
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
slight
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
steal
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From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
STOLEN
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From this reading CONCERNING A STOLEN KISS.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
things
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From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
too
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From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
two
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From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
utterly
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
valuation
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From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
value
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From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
very
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From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
visible
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From this reading It may be merely a jest, of such taste as charity can allow in the circumstances; it may be the crown and end of a slight and passing flirtation; it may be the first visible mark of a passion destined to grow to fierce intensity.
waiting
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
weight
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From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
well-nigh
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From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Or it may seem utterly evasive in its significance at the moment, as it were indecipherable and imponderable, waiting to receive from the future its meaning and its weight.
why
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From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
witness
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From this reading The two parties need not give it the same value; a witness of it is not, of necessity, bound by the valuation of either of them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A stolen kiss may mean very different things--almost nothing (not quite nothing, or why steal it?), something yet not too much, or well-nigh everything.
