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Azalea's Silver Web

Chapter XII

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A TRAVEL LOG London!
London!
London!
April tenth.
_Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Azalea's Silver Web

Chapter XII

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A TRAVEL LOG London!
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London!
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London!
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April tenth.
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_Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

Learner Dictionary

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

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “_Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “_Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.”

All words in this reading · 18

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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 A TRAVEL LOG London!

April

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From this reading April tenth.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

best

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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

Carin

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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

dear

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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

haven't

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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

LOG

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From this reading A TRAVEL LOG London!

London

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From this reading A TRAVEL LOG London!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

tenth

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From this reading April tenth.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

TRAVEL

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From this reading A TRAVEL LOG London!

writing

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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.