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Saint Joan
Saint Joan

Chapter X

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JOAN.
It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.
[_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.
I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.
CHARLES.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Saint Joan

Chapter X

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JOAN.
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It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.
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[_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.
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I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.
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CHARLES.

Learner Dictionary

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

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.”

Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “[_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

away

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From this reading [_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.

CHARLES

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From this reading CHARLES.

cross

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From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

forgetting

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From this reading [_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading [_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

JOAN

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From this reading JOAN.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

men

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From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

outlast

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From this reading [_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.

remembered

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From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.

Rouen

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From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.

salvation

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From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

sanctifies

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From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

sanctify

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From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading [_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It is the memory and the salvation that sanctify the cross, not the cross that sanctifies the memory and the salvation.

turns

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From this reading [_She turns away, forgetting him_] I shall outlast that cross.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I shall be remembered when men will have forgotten where Rouen stood.