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The Fortunes of Garin
The Fortunes of Garin

Chapter XXIV

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THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.
They rose and travelled on.
This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
Adventures they had, perils and escapes.
These were approached, endured, passed.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Fortunes of Garin

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.
Line 2
They rose and travelled on.
Line 3
This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
Line 4
Adventures they had, perils and escapes.
Line 5
These were approached, endured, passed.

Learner Dictionary

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

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.”

MORNING noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “These were approached, endured, passed.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.”

All words in this reading · 40

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ABBEY

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From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.

Adventures

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From this reading Adventures they had, perils and escapes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They rose and travelled on.

approached

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From this reading These were approached, endured, passed.

breath

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

broke

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From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

day

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

definitely

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

dragon's

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

endured

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From this reading These were approached, endured, passed.

escapes

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From this reading Adventures they had, perils and escapes.

FOUNTAIN

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From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Adventures they had, perils and escapes.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

lands

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

MORNINGnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They rose and travelled on.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

perils

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From this reading Adventures they had, perils and escapes.

poisoned

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

present

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

reach

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

Roche-de-Frêne

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

rose

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From this reading They rose and travelled on.

ruin

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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These were approached, endured, passed.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They rose and travelled on.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

travelled

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From this reading They rose and travelled on.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.