Chapter VI
THE LEGEND OF HENA. With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena: "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she. To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free. Hena her name!
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THE
LEGEND
OF
HENA.
With
the
enchanted
Jeannette
for
her
audience,
Sybille
proceeded
to
recite
the
legend
of
Hena:
"She
was
young,
she
was
fair,
And
holy
was
she.
To
Hesus
her
blood
gave
For
Gaul
to
be
free.
Hena
her
name!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
LEGEND
OF
HENA.
Line 2
With
the
enchanted
Jeannette
for
her
audience,
Sybille
proceeded
to
recite
the
legend
of
Hena:
Line 3
"She
was
young,
she
was
fair,
And
holy
was
she.
Line 4
To
Hesus
her
blood
gave
For
Gaul
to
be
free.
Line 5
Hena
her
name!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Blood
noun
US /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.”
Enchanted
adjective
US /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading “With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:”
Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.”
Free
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hena her name!”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
audience
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From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
Gaul
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From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
gave
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From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
HENA
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF HENA.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
Hesus
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From this reading To Hesus her blood gave For Gaul to be free.
holy
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From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
Jeannette
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From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
LEGEND
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF HENA.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hena her name!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HENA.
proceeded
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From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
recite
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From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
Sybille
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From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HENA.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the enchanted Jeannette for her audience, Sybille proceeded to recite the legend of Hena:
young
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From this reading "She was young, she was fair, And holy was she.