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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 MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
able
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From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
actor
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From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
advantages
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
always
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
amused
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From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
balancing
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
bathos
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
better
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From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
brink
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
certainly
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
compliment
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
dear
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
dramatise
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From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
enough
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
exquisite
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
fantasticating
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
fear
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
feel
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From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
feigning
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From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
fellows
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
gentle
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
heart
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From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
how
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
humanising
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
humour
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
humourist
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From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
just
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
keep
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From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
kiss
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
laugh
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
like
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
love
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
lover
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
man
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
many
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
mark
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
merely
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
MIKE
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
MILLION
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
modest
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
most
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
once
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
paid
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
passion
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
POUNDS
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
pretty
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
purpose
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From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
quip
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
refined
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
reward
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
rivalry
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From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
saves
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
sentiment
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
sincerity
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From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
skilful
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
solemn
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
successful
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From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
sustained
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
too
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From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
topplingadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːpəlɪŋ/
falling or likely to fall over
From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
very
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
violating
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From this reading It is the gentle laugh, not violating, but just humanising, that very solemn kiss; the quip that just saves passion from toppling over the brink into bathos, that mark the skilful lover.
Well
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A lover should always be something of an actor as well; not, of course, for the purpose of feigning what he does not feel, but so that he may the better dramatise his sincerity!
whimsically
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Mike had therefore many advantages over those merely pretty fellows whose rivalry he had once been modest enough to fear.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No lover will long be successful unless he is a humourist too, and is able to keep the heart of love amused.
worded
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From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MIKE AND HIS MILLION POUNDS The most exquisite compliment a man has ever paid to him is worded something like this: "Well, dear, you certainly know how to make love;" and this compliment is always the reward, not of passion however sustained, or sentiment however refined, but of humour whimsically fantasticating and balancing both.
