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Andrea Delfin
Andrea Delfin

Chapter I

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Andrea Delfin, by Paul Heyse (1830-1914) Translated by Gunther Olesch in 2000.
(C) 2000 Gunther Olesch.
You may enjoy this text for your personal pleasure.
Any commercial exploitation requires the translator's consent.
Please take a look at the important information in this header.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Andrea Delfin

Chapter I

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Andrea Delfin, by Paul Heyse (1830-1914) Translated by Gunther Olesch in 2000.
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(C) 2000 Gunther Olesch.
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You may enjoy this text for your personal pleasure.
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Any commercial exploitation requires the translator's consent.
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Please take a look at the important information in this header.

Learner Dictionary

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Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Please take a look at the important information in this header.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “You may enjoy this text for your personal pleasure.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Please take a look at the important information in this header.”

All words in this reading · 37

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1830

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1914

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2000

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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Andrea

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Any

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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C

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commercial

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consent

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Delfin

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enjoy

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exploitation

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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Gunther

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header

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Heyse

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important

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

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information

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looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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Olesch

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Paul

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personal

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Please

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pleasure

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requires

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takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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text

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

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Translated

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translator's

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YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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