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ago
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From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JULIUS HIRSCH, AT GOTTINGEN.
brother
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dear
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DR
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finding
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM DR.
GOTTINGEN
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From this reading JULIUS HIRSCH, AT GOTTINGEN.
hasty
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HIRSCH
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From this reading JULIUS HIRSCH, AT GOTTINGEN.
hotel
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From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUDOLF STAUB, IN PARIS, TO DR.
instalment
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intended
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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JULIUS
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From this reading JULIUS HIRSCH, AT GOTTINGEN.
leave
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local
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mentioned
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
national
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From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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notes
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From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
PARIS
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From this reading RUDOLF STAUB, IN PARIS, TO DR.
resume
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From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
RUDOLF
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From this reading RUDOLF STAUB, IN PARIS, TO DR.
Science
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sent
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some
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STAUB
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From this reading RUDOLF STAUB, IN PARIS, TO DR.
sufficiently
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From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RUDOLF STAUB, IN PARIS, TO DR.
weeks
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From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.