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The Blacksmith's Hammer
The Blacksmith's Hammer

Chapter I

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History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.
THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_.
THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara_.
THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_.
THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Blacksmith's Hammer

Chapter I

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.
Line 2
THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_.
Line 3
THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara_.
Line 4
THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_.
Line 5
THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.

Learner Dictionary

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

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.”

SICKLE noun US /ˈsɪkəl/

a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass

From this reading “History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.”

SILVER noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_.”

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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 History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

Ages

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara_.

BELL

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From this reading THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_.

BRASS

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From this reading THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_.

Camps

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From this reading THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.

Carpenter

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From this reading THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_.

CASQUE'S

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From this reading THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.

Chariot

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From this reading THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_.

COLLAR

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From this reading THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara_.

CROSS

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From this reading THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_.

Death

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From this reading THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death_.

Family

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

Faustina

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From this reading THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara_.

GOLD

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

Hena

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

History

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

IRON

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From this reading THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara_.

Isle

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

LARK

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From this reading THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.

Mother

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From this reading THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.

Nazareth

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From this reading THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

Proletarian

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

Sen

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

SICKLEnounUS /ˈsɪkəl/

a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

SILVER

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From this reading THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth_.

Syomara

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From this reading THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.

Victoria

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From this reading THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.

Virgin

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen_.