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A Barren Title: A Novel
A Barren Title: A Novel

Chapter XI

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CECILIA AND THE COUNTESS.
_Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.
"My Dearest Mora,-- .
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Barren Title: A Novel

Chapter XI

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CECILIA AND THE COUNTESS.
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_Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.
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"My Dearest Mora,-- .
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Learner Dictionary

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

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

All words in this reading · 17

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CECILIA AND THE COUNTESS.

Browne

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From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.

CECILIA

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From this reading CECILIA AND THE COUNTESS.

COLLUMPTON

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From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.

COUNTESS

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From this reading CECILIA AND THE COUNTESS.

country

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From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.

Dearest

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From this reading "My Dearest Mora,-- .

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.

Letter

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From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.

London

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From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.

MISS

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From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.

Mora

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From this reading "My Dearest Mora,-- .

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My Dearest Mora,-- .

Second

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From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CECILIA AND THE COUNTESS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Second Letter From_ MISS COLLUMPTON _in London to_ Miss Browne _in the country_.