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Magnhild
Magnhild

Chapter XII

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Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.
They emerged into the open plain.
How blue the haze about the mountains!
And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.
The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Magnhild

Chapter XII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.
Line 2
They emerged into the open plain.
Line 3
How blue the haze about the mountains!
Line 4
And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.
Line 5
The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “How blue the haze about the mountains!”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “They emerged into the open plain.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading How blue the haze about the mountains!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

arm

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

blue

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From this reading How blue the haze about the mountains!

came

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

carriage

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From this reading The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.

child

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From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

confidences

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

considered

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

discussed

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

emerged

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From this reading They emerged into the open plain.

finally

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

forest

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From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

frame

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From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

friend

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

haze

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From this reading How blue the haze about the mountains!

heather

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From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

How

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From this reading How blue the haze about the mountains!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They emerged into the open plain.

latter

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From this reading The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.

made

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

Magnhild

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

many

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

Miss

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From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

mountains

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From this reading How blue the haze about the mountains!

much

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

near

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From this reading The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.

obliged

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading They emerged into the open plain.

out

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

pine

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From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

plain

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From this reading They emerged into the open plain.

red

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From this reading The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.

Roennaug

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

Roland

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From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

rugs

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From this reading The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.

seek

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

sitting

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From this reading The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

surrounding

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From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They emerged into the open plain.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The latter were sitting on blue and red rugs near the carriage.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And this was the frame for the pine forest, the surrounding heather, and the plain with Miss Roland and the child.

wood

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From this reading Magnhild and Roennaug came arm in arm out of the wood where Roennaug had finally been obliged to seek her friend, where so many confidences had been made, so much discussed and considered.