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ST.
BARTHOLOMEW'S NIGHT.
The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
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The Pocket Bible

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ST.
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BARTHOLOMEW'S NIGHT.
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The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
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The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
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The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

Learner Dictionary

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

Distant adjective US /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading “The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

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

From this reading “The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.”

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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 The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

all

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.

arms

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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

BARTHOLOMEW'S

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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW'S NIGHT.

deceive

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From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.

distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

dominated

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

door

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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.

family

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

feelings

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

fell

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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

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

From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

joy

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

Lebrenn

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

Louis

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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.

members

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

NIGHT

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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW'S NIGHT.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

opened

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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.

other

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

presentiment

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From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.

Rennepont

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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.

return

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

ST

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From this reading ST.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.

Theresa

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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.

thoughts

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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.

wife

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From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.

young

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From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.