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A Bundle of Letters
A Bundle of Letters

Chapter VIII

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FROM DR.
RUDOLF STAUB, IN PARIS, TO DR.
JULIUS HIRSCH, AT GOTTINGEN.
My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Bundle of Letters

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FROM DR.
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RUDOLF STAUB, IN PARIS, TO DR.
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JULIUS HIRSCH, AT GOTTINGEN.
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My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.
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I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.

Learner Dictionary

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

First noun US /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.”

All words in this reading · 42

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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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From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.

dear

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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.

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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From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.

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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From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.

intended

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From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.

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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From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.

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

From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.

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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From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.

some

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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.

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

From this reading My dear brother in Science--I resume my hasty notes, of which I sent you the first instalment some weeks ago.

then

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From this reading I mentioned then that I intended to leave my hotel, not finding it sufficiently local and national.

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.