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Azalea's Silver Web

Chapter XIII

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CROSSROADS Mallowbanks, November 15.
_Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.
Back from England, back from Italy.
The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.
Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Azalea's Silver Web

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CROSSROADS Mallowbanks, November 15.
Line 2
_Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.
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Back from England, back from Italy.
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The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.
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Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.”

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.”

All words in this reading · 37

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From this reading CROSSROADS Mallowbanks, November 15.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

always

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From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.

back

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From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

best

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From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

Carin

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From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

CROSSROADS

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From this reading CROSSROADS Mallowbanks, November 15.

dearest

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From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.

England

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From this reading Back from England, back from Italy.

eternal

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From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Back from England, back from Italy.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Carin_, _always best and dearest_: Here I am, back again.

Italy

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From this reading Back from England, back from Italy.

like

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From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

live

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From this reading Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.

Mallowbanks

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From this reading CROSSROADS Mallowbanks, November 15.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

MindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

Mother

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From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

November

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From this reading CROSSROADS Mallowbanks, November 15.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

second

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From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.

Soul

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From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Always, as long as I live, I shall dream of them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The first seemed to me like the great Mother of my Mind; the second like the eternal Mother of my Soul.