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Gloriana
Gloriana

Chapter XXVIII

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“Gloria de Lara lives!”
The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
Yes, Gloria lives, lives!
But how?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Gloriana

Chapter XXVIII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Gloria de Lara lives!”
Line 2
The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
Line 3
They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
Line 4
Yes, Gloria lives, lives!
Line 5
But how?

Learner Dictionary

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

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

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

From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”

Distant adjective US /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading “The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

breath

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

breathes

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

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

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But how?

cannot

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

cottages

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

de

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From this reading “Gloria de Lara lives!”

die

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

entered

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

far

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From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

Gloria

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From this reading “Gloria de Lara lives!”

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

hearts

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

homes

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

how

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From this reading But how?

joy

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

land

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From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

Lara

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From this reading “Gloria de Lara lives!”

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

lives

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From this reading “Gloria de Lara lives!”

millions

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

o'er

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From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

reform

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

rung

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From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

sea

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From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

weary

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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.

wide

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From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

words

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From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.

Yes

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From this reading Yes, Gloria lives, lives!