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Fruitfulness
Fruitfulness

Chapter XX

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"Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."
"Ah!"
Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."
Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!
Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.
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Fruitfulness

Chapter XX

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."
Line 2
"Ah!"
Line 3
Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."
Line 4
Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!
Line 5
Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

Learner Dictionary

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

Amid preposition US /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading “Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “"Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."”

All words in this reading · 60

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Ah

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From this reading "Ah!"

all

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

arm

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

become

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From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!

continue

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

ended

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From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

family

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From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!

forever

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From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

gayly

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From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

happy

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

invading

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From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

live

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

love

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

Marianne

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From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

Mathieu

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

murmured

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

natural

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From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!

necessary

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From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!

now

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From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

numbers

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From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

numerous

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From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

possessing

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From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

reaped

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From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!

reconciled

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From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

sphere

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From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

sprung

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

Thanks

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From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Thanks to numbers they had ended by invading every sphere and possessing everything.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

united

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From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

victory

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!

waving

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From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Look, look!" murmured Mathieu, waving his arm, "all that has sprung from us, and we must continue to love, we must continue to be happy, in order that it may all live."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Marianne gayly replied, "it will live forever now, since we have all become reconciled and united amid our victory."

yes

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From this reading Victory! yes, it was the natural, necessary victory that is reaped by the numerous family!