Chapter XII
A TRAVEL LOG London! London! London! April tenth. _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
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A
TRAVEL
LOG
London!
London!
London!
April
tenth.
_Carin_,
_my
dear_:
I
haven’t
been
writing
to
you
because
I
haven’t
thought
best.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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A
TRAVEL
LOG
London!
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London!
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London!
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April
tenth.
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_Carin_,
_my
dear_:
I
haven’t
been
writing
to
you
because
I
haven’t
thought
best.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “_Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRAVEL LOG London!
April
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From this reading April tenth.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
best
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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
Carin
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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
dear
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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
haven't
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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
LOG
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From this reading A TRAVEL LOG London!
London
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From this reading A TRAVEL LOG London!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
tenth
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From this reading April tenth.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
TRAVEL
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From this reading A TRAVEL LOG London!
writing
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From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Carin_, _my dear_: I haven’t been writing to you because I haven’t thought best.