Chapter XIX
The sweet spring winds came laughing down the street, bearing a voice that mingled with their music. _Daddy! Daddy! vite; il y a un paquet!'_ sounded in a child's excited cry. 'It arrives this afternoon. It's got the Edinburgh postmark.
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The
sweet
spring
winds
came
laughing
down
the
street,
bearing
a
voice
that
mingled
with
their
music.
_Daddy!
Daddy!
vite;
il
y
a
un
paquet!'_
sounded
in
a
child's
excited
cry.
'It
arrives
this
afternoon.
It's
got
the
Edinburgh
postmark.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
Chapter XIX
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
The
sweet
spring
winds
came
laughing
down
the
street,
bearing
a
voice
that
mingled
with
their
music.
Line 2
_Daddy!
Line 3
Daddy!
vite;
il
y
a
un
paquet!'_
sounded
in
a
child's
excited
cry.
Line 4
'It
arrives
this
afternoon.
Line 5
It's
got
the
Edinburgh
postmark.
Learner Dictionary
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Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'It arrives this afternoon.”
Excited
adjective
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Daddy! vite; il y a un paquet!'_ sounded in a child's excited cry.”
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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 sweet spring winds came laughing down the street, bearing a voice that mingled with their music.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'It arrives this afternoon.
arrives
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bearing
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came
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child's
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cry
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Daddy
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down
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Edinburgh
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From this reading It's got the Edinburgh postmark.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Daddy! vite; il y a un paquet!'_ sounded in a child's excited cry.
got
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il
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daddy! vite; il y a un paquet!'_ sounded in a child's excited cry.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It arrives this afternoon.
It's
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From this reading It's got the Edinburgh postmark.
laughing
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mingled
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music
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paquet
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postmark
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From this reading It's got the Edinburgh postmark.
sounded
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spring
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street
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sweet
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From this reading The sweet spring winds came laughing down the street, bearing a voice that mingled with their music.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sweet spring winds came laughing down the street, bearing a voice that mingled with their music.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sweet spring winds came laughing down the street, bearing a voice that mingled with their music.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sweet spring winds came laughing down the street, bearing a voice that mingled with their music.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'It arrives this afternoon.
un
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From this reading Daddy! vite; il y a un paquet!'_ sounded in a child's excited cry.
vite
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From this reading Daddy! vite; il y a un paquet!'_ sounded in a child's excited cry.
voice
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From this reading The sweet spring winds came laughing down the street, bearing a voice that mingled with their music.
winds
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From this reading The sweet spring winds came laughing down the street, bearing a voice that mingled with their music.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sweet spring winds came laughing down the street, bearing a voice that mingled with their music.
y
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From this reading Daddy! vite; il y a un paquet!'_ sounded in a child's excited cry.