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Hania

Chapter XXXIX

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After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.
We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.
Eva paints continually, and makes immense progress.
I receive a gold medal in Pest.
A certain rich Croat bought my picture.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hania

Chapter XXXIX

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.
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We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.
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Eva paints continually, and makes immense progress.
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I receive a gold medal in Pest.
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A certain rich Croat bought my picture.

Learner Dictionary

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.”

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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 After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

bought

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From this reading A certain rich Croat bought my picture.

cannot

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From this reading We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.

card

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

certain

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From this reading A certain rich Croat bought my picture.

continually

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From this reading Eva paints continually, and makes immense progress.

Croat

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From this reading A certain rich Croat bought my picture.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.

Eva

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

Eva's

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From this reading We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.

go

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From this reading We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.

gold

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From this reading I receive a gold medal in Pest.

health

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From this reading We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.

Helena

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

immense

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From this reading Eva paints continually, and makes immense progress.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

inviting

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

Kolchanovski

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

makes

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From this reading Eva paints continually, and makes immense progress.

medal

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From this reading I receive a gold medal in Pest.

months

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A certain rich Croat bought my picture.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

Ostrynski

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

paints

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From this reading Eva paints continually, and makes immense progress.

Pan

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

Panna

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

permit

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From this reading We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.

Pest

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From this reading I receive a gold medal in Pest.

picture

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From this reading A certain rich Croat bought my picture.

primo

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

progress

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From this reading Eva paints continually, and makes immense progress.

receive

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

residence

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

rich

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From this reading A certain rich Croat bought my picture.

Rome

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

some

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

splendid

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

Turno

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

voto

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We cannot go, for Eva's health does not permit.

wedding

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From this reading After a residence of some months in Rome, Eva and I receive a splendid card inviting us to the wedding of Pan Ostrynski and Panna Helena Turno, primo voto, Kolchanovski.