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The Blacksmith's Hammer
The Blacksmith's Hammer

Chapter XIX

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UNITED.
Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:
"At last I see you again!"
"How beautiful she is!
My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Blacksmith's Hammer

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
UNITED.
Line 2
Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:
Line 3
"At last I see you again!"
Line 4
"How beautiful she is!
Line 5
My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"At last I see you again!"”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"At last I see you again!"”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading “My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.”

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "At last I see you again!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "At last I see you again!"

beautiful

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From this reading "How beautiful she is!

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

buoyantly

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

delightedly

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

ecstasy

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From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

girl

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From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

God

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From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

hand

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

held

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From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

How

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From this reading "How beautiful she is!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "At last I see you again!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

involuntarily

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From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "How beautiful she is!

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "At last I see you again!"

Mademoiselle

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

man

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From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

murmured

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From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

Nominoe

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

out

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

own

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From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

Plouernel

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

reached

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

said

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

see

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From this reading "At last I see you again!"

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "How beautiful she is!

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

stepped

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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel stepped buoyantly towards Nominoe, reached out her hand to him, and said delightedly:

UNITED

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From this reading UNITED.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "At last I see you again!"

young

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From this reading My God, how beautiful she is!" the young man murmured involuntarily, standing in ecstasy before the young girl whose hand he held in his own.