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Adrien Leroy
Adrien Leroy

Chapter V

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Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.
So it is from high to low.
The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.
Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.
Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Adrien Leroy

Chapter V

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.
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So it is from high to low.
Line 3
The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.
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Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.
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Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

Learner Dictionary

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

Beggar noun US /ˈbɛɡər/

a person who asks for money or food

From this reading “Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.”

Fortune noun US /ˈfortune/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.”

Immortal adj US /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading “Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.”

All words in this reading · 74

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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 Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

all

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

beggarnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/

a person who asks for money or food

From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

blind

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From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

climes

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

conditions

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

Cophetua

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From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

count

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From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

crowns

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

difference

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From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

dust

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

Dynasties

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

effectual

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

epidemic

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

exemption

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

fall

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

Faust

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From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

given

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

god

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From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

ground

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

heads

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

heard

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From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

heart

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

high

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From this reading So it is from high to low.

human

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

influence

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

inoculation

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So it is from high to low.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

Jessica

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From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

Juliet

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From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

King

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From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

kingly

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

lives

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

Love

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

low

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From this reading So it is from high to low.

maid

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From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

Marguerite

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From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

natural

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

only

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

rank

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From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

Romeo

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From this reading Jessica had never heard of Romeo and Juliet, of Faust and Marguerite, or King Cophetua and the beggar maid.

rules

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

secure

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So it is from high to low.

susceptibility

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

takes

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From this reading The little blind god takes no count of difference in fortune or rank in life.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

there

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

thrones

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading So it is from high to low.

totter

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

triumphant

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

tumble

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

unconquerable

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From this reading Dynasties fall, thrones totter to the ground, crowns tumble to dust on kingly heads; but love rules and lives on, immortal, triumphant, unconquerable.

universal

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

warm

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From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Love is the universal epidemic, effectual in all climes and conditions; there is no inoculation that will secure exemption from its influence; only given a warm human heart, and there is the natural susceptibility.