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Chapter VI

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TO MR.
JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
[This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]
Lanreath Cottage, Breconshire.
MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Basil

Chapter VI

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TO MR.
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JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
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[This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]
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Lanreath Cottage, Breconshire.
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MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

Learner Dictionary

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

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.”

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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 MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

ago

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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From this reading JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

BERNARD

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From this reading JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

Breconshire

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From this reading Lanreath Cottage, Breconshire.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

certain

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

circumstances

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

Cottage

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From this reading Lanreath Cottage, Breconshire.

date

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From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

DEAR

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

doubt

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

eight

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

find

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

FORE-GOING

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From this reading JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

FRIEND

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

JOHN

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From this reading JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

Lanreath

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From this reading Lanreath Cottage, Breconshire.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

later

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From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

letter

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From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

letters

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From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

made

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

more

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

MR

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From this reading TO MR.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

nearly

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From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

nine

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From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

precede

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From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

promise

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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading TO MR.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

WRITER

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From this reading JOHN BERNARD, FROM THE WRITER OF THE FORE-GOING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

years

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From this reading [This letter is nearly nine years later in date than the letters which precede it.]

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, I find, by your last letter, that you doubt whether I still remember the circumstances under which I made a certain promise to you, more than eight years ago.