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Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda

Chapter XXXVII

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“Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
—DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.
It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Daniel Deronda

Chapter XXXVII

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
Line 2
E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
Line 3
—DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.
Line 4
It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
Line 5
Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

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

From this reading “Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

al

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

arrival

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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

away

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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

Che

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

cominciar

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

consent

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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

courage

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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

DANTE

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From this reading —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.

days

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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

desire

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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

di

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

E

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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”

fa

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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

gem

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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

Genoa

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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

get

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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

grave

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

Gwendolen

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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

helped

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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

Il

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From this reading —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

male

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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”

many

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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

men

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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”

montagna

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

mother's

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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

più

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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”

Purgatorio

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From this reading —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.

quanto

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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”

Questa

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

rally

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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

remain

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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

sea

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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

sempre

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

sotto

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

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

From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

su

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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”

tale

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

uom

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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”

va

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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.

è

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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.