Chapter VII
JOHANNA TO LUDWIG. "DOeNNINGHAUSEN, Dec. 19, 1873. I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
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JOHANNA
TO
LUDWIG.
"DOeNNINGHAUSEN,
Dec.
19,
1873.
I
have
been
here
just
a
fortnight
to-day,
and
feel
entirely
at
home.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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JOHANNA
TO
LUDWIG.
Line 2
"DOeNNINGHAUSEN,
Dec.
Line 3
19,
1873.
Line 4
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I
have
been
here
just
a
fortnight
to-day,
and
feel
entirely
at
home.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.”
Entirely
noun
US /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.”
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1873
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From this reading 19, 1873.
19
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From this reading 19, 1873.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
Dec
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From this reading "DOeNNINGHAUSEN, Dec.
DOeNNINGHAUSEN
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From this reading "DOeNNINGHAUSEN, Dec.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
feel
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From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
fortnight
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From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
home
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From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
JOHANNA
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From this reading JOHANNA TO LUDWIG.
just
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From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.
LUDWIG
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From this reading JOHANNA TO LUDWIG.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHANNA TO LUDWIG.
to-day
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From this reading I have been here just a fortnight to-day, and feel entirely at home.