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For the Defence

Chapter XXV

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THREE LETTERS.
THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.
ETWALD.
"Deanminster.
"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

For the Defence

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THREE LETTERS.
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THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.
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ETWALD.
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"Deanminster.
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"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

Learner Dictionary

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

Appearance noun US /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”

FIRST noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.”

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”

Hailed noun US /hailed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

Dallas

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

Deanminster

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From this reading "Deanminster.

dear

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

DR

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From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.

ETWALD

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From this reading ETWALD.

FIRSTnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

hailednounUS /hailed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

Jen

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

joy

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

LETTER

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From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.

LETTERS

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From this reading THREE LETTERS.

Major

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

man

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

Miss

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

naturally

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FIRST LETTER OF DR.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

THREE

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From this reading THREE LETTERS.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

too

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

very

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From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My dear Major Jen: "In the joy with which you and Miss Dallas hailed the appearance of the man whom you thought dead, I was--for the time being--quite forgotten; and very naturally too.