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A Book of Prefaces

Chapter V

By H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken • Curated US English Learning Edition

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[32] Masks and Minstrels of New Germany; Boston, John W. Luce & Co., 1911.

[33] New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1913.

[34] The Drift of Romanticism; Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1913.

[35] New York, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916.

[36] New York, Chas.

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter V Reading 1/88

A Book of Prefaces

Chapter V

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[32] Masks and Minstrels of New Germany; Boston, John W. Luce & Co., 1911.

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[33] New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1913.

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[34] The Drift of Romanticism; Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1913.

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[35] New York, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916.

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[36] New York, Chas.

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John noun US /john/

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From this reading “[32] Masks and Minstrels of New Germany; Boston, John W. Luce & Co., 1911.”

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1911

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From this reading [32] Masks and Minstrels of New Germany; Boston, John W. Luce & Co., 1911.

1913

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From this reading [33] New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1913.

1916

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From this reading [35] New York, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1916.

32

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From this reading [32] Masks and Minstrels of New Germany; Boston, John W. Luce & Co., 1911.

33

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34

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From this reading [34] The Drift of Romanticism; Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1913.

35

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36

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From this reading [36] New York, Chas.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [32] Masks and Minstrels of New Germany; Boston, John W. Luce & Co., 1911.

Boston

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From this reading [32] Masks and Minstrels of New Germany; Boston, John W. Luce & Co., 1911.

Chas

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Co

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Dodd

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Doubleday

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Drift

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Germany

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Houghton

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John

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From this reading [32] Masks and Minstrels of New Germany; Boston, John W. Luce & Co., 1911.

Luce

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Masks

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Mead

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Mifflin

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Minstrels

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New

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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Page

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From this reading [33] New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1913.

Romanticism

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [34] The Drift of Romanticism; Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1913.

W

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From this reading [32] Masks and Minstrels of New Germany; Boston, John W. Luce & Co., 1911.

York

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