Chapter VIII
THE VENDÉE. I. THE FORESTS. There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests. The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
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Chapter VIII
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THE
VENDÉE.
I.
THE
FORESTS.
There
were
in
Brittany
at
that
time
seven
much-dreaded
forests.
The
Vendean
war
was
a
rebellion
among
priests,
and
the
forest
was
their
auxiliary.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
VENDÉE.
Line 2
I.
/aɪ/
Line 3
THE
FORESTS.
Line 4
There
were
in
Brittany
at
that
time
seven
much-dreaded
forests.
Line 5
The
Vendean
war
was
a
rebellion
among
priests,
and
the
forest
was
their
auxiliary.
Learner Dictionary
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Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.”
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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 The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.
auxiliary
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From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
Brittany
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From this reading There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.
forest
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From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
FORESTS
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From this reading THE FORESTS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.
much-dreaded
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From this reading There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.
priests
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From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
rebellion
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From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
seven
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From this reading There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VENDÉE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
There
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From this reading There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.
Vendean
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From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
VENDÉE
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From this reading THE VENDÉE.
war
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From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Vendean war was a rebellion among priests, and the forest was their auxiliary.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were in Brittany at that time seven much-dreaded forests.