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Les Misérables, V. 4/5
Les Misérables, V. 4/5

Chapter XIII

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A HEART UNDER A STONE.
The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!
What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Les Misérables, V. 4/5

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A HEART UNDER A STONE.
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The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.
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Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.
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How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!
Line 5
What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!

Learner Dictionary

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

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!”

UNDER preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “A HEART UNDER A STONE.”

All words in this reading · 36

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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 A HEART UNDER A STONE.

absence

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From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!

angels

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From this reading Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

expansion

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From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

far

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From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

fills

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From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!

God

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From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

HEART

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From this reading A HEART UNDER A STONE.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!

How

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From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!

love

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From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

own

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From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!

reduction

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From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

sad

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From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!

salutation

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From this reading Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.

self

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From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!

single

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From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

soul

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From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!

stars

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From this reading Love is the salutation of the angels to the stars.

STONE

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From this reading A HEART UNDER A STONE.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading A HEART UNDER A STONE.

Universe

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From this reading The reduction of the Universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being as far as God,--such is love.

void

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From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading How sad the soul is when it is sad through love!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!

world

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From this reading What a void is the absence of the being who of her own self fills the world!