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V. V.'s Eyes
V. V.'s Eyes

Chapter VI

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"My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.
Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."
Carlisle's eyes fell before his gaze.
"This," said she, drawing on a glove, "is a small place."
"You appear to invite me to gambol?"
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V. V.'s Eyes

Chapter VI

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.
Line 2
Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."
Line 3
Carlisle's eyes fell before his gaze.
Line 4
"This," said she, drawing on a glove, "is a small place."
Line 5
"You appear to invite me to gambol?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Carlisle's eyes fell before his gaze.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “"My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.”

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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 "This," said she, drawing on a glove, "is a small place."

all

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From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

appear

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From this reading "You appear to invite me to gambol?"

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Carlisle's eyes fell before his gaze.

begin

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From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

can't

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

Canning

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

Carlisle's

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From this reading Carlisle's eyes fell before his gaze.

curse

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

dark

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

down

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

drawing

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From this reading "This," said she, drawing on a glove, "is a small place."

eyes

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

fell

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From this reading Carlisle's eyes fell before his gaze.

gambol

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From this reading "You appear to invite me to gambol?"

gambolled

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From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

gaze

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From this reading Carlisle's eyes fell before his gaze.

glove

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From this reading "This," said she, drawing on a glove, "is a small place."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

I've

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From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

invite

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From this reading "You appear to invite me to gambol?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

learn

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "You appear to invite me to gambol?"

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "This," said she, drawing on a glove, "is a small place."

Once

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From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

place

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From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

said

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

satisfied

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From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "This," said she, drawing on a glove, "is a small place."

small

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From this reading "This," said she, drawing on a glove, "is a small place."

stop

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "This," said she, drawing on a glove, "is a small place."

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Once I begin, I am never satisfied till I've gambolled all over the place."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

turning

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From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "My curse," said Canning, turning his dark eyes down upon her, "is that I can't learn when to stop.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You appear to invite me to gambol?"