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Claude's Confession
Claude's Confession

Chapter XXIX

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CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Claude's Confession

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
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I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
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I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
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My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
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I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

Learner Dictionary

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

Glowing noun US /ˈglowing/

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

From this reading “I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.”

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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 I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

aim

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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

believed

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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

broad

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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

Brothers

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From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

child

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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

coming

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From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.

CONCLUSION

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From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.

country

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From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.

draw

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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/

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

From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

horizons

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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

inexperienced

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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

led

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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

lofty

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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

mark

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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

new

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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

out

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From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.

pride

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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

Provence

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From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.

pure

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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

reality

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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

ripe

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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

set

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From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.

struggle

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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

sunbeams

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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.

to-morrow

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From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.

too

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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

weak

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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.

wish

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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.

youth

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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.