Chapter XVI
THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air. --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
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Chapter XVI
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THIRST
"_A
little,
passionately,
not
at
all?_"
She
casts
the
snowy
petals
on
the
air.
--_Villanelle
of
Marguerites._
Lothian
had
taken
chambers
for
a
short
time
in
St.
James'
and
near
his
club.
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THIRST
"_A
little,
passionately,
not
at
all?_"
She
casts
the
snowy
petals
on
the
air.
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
--_Villanelle
of
Marguerites._
Lothian
had
taken
chambers
for
a
short
time
in
St.
James'
and
near
his
club.
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “--_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.”
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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 THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
air
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From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
all
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From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
casts
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From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
chambers
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From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
club
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From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
James
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From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
Lothian
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From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
Marguerites
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From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
near
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From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
passionately
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From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
petals
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From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
snowy
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From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
St
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From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
taken
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From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
THIRST
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From this reading THIRST "_A little, passionately, not at all?_" She casts the snowy petals on the air.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.
Villanelle
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From this reading --_Villanelle of Marguerites._ Lothian had taken chambers for a short time in St. James' and near his club.