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Notwithstanding

Chapter XXV

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"Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."
L. HABICHT.
It was the second week in August.
Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.
She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Notwithstanding

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."
Line 2
L. HABICHT.
Line 3
It was the second week in August.
Line 4
Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.
Line 5
She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was the second week in August.”

All words in this reading · 54

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aber

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

acquaintance

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

allen

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

Alles

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

Annette

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

arrived

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

August

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From this reading It was the second week in August.

aus

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

driven

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

ein

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

Erfahrungen

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

gerettet

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

haben

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

HABICHT

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From this reading L. HABICHT.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

Herz

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

how

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From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

immediate

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From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It was the second week in August.

intended

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From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

ist

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the second week in August.

knew

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From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

L

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From this reading L. HABICHT.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

Miss

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

Mrs

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

Nevills

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

nichts

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

Noyes

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

possibly

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From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

reines

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."

second

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From this reading It was the second week in August.

see

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

set

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From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

Stoddart

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From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

success

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From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It was the second week in August.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Mrs. Stoddart had arrived at Noyes, and had driven over to see Annette, and to make the acquaintance of the Miss Nevills.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was the second week in August.

week

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From this reading It was the second week in August.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was an immediate success with them, possibly because she intended to be one, and knew how to set about it.

zu

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From this reading "Erfahrungen haben ist nichts, aber aus allen Erfahrungen ein reines Herz gerettet zu haben, Alles."