Chapter I
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DON MANUEL ALVAREZ ESPRIELLA. TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. I.
Letters from England, Volume 1 (of 3)
Chapter I
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DON
MANUEL
ALVAREZ
ESPRIELLA.
TRANSLATED
FROM
THE
SPANISH.
IN
THREE
VOLUMES.
VOL.
I.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Letters from England, Volume 1 (of 3)
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Letters from England, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/5 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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DON
MANUEL
ALVAREZ
ESPRIELLA.
Line 2
TRANSLATED
FROM
THE
SPANISH.
/trænzˈleɪtɪd frʌm ðə ˈspænɪʃ/
Line 3
IN
THREE
VOLUMES.
/ɪn θriː ˈvɑːljuːmz/
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VOL.
Line 5
I.
/aɪ/
Learner Dictionary
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a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DON MANUEL ALVAREZ ESPRIELLA.”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
translated
verb
US /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH.”
volumes
noun
US /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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THREE VOLUMES
noun + noun
counted as “three volume”
In this reading “IN THREE VOLUMES.”
TRANSLATED FROM
verb + particle
counted as “translate from”
In this reading “TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH.”
All words in this reading · 13
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ALVAREZ
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From this reading DON MANUEL ALVAREZ ESPRIELLA.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON MANUEL ALVAREZ ESPRIELLA.
ESPRIELLA
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From this reading DON MANUEL ALVAREZ ESPRIELLA.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
MANUEL
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From this reading DON MANUEL ALVAREZ ESPRIELLA.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
TRANSLATEDverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH.
VOL
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From this reading VOL.
VOLUMESnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN THREE VOLUMES.
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- Manuel
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- Alvarez
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- Espriella
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