Chapter XV
“RING, HAPPY BELLS” The Shoals, December 26. _My dear_, _dear Uncle and Aunt_: A happy New Year! Was it a merry Christmas for you? Oh, I hope it was.
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“RING,
HAPPY
BELLS”
The
Shoals,
December
26.
_My
dear_,
_dear
Uncle
and
Aunt_:
A
happy
New
Year!
Was
it
a
merry
Christmas
for
you?
Oh,
I
hope
it
was.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“RING,
HAPPY
BELLS”
The
Shoals,
December
26.
Line 2
_My
dear_,
_dear
Uncle
and
Aunt_:
Line 3
A
happy
New
Year!
Line 4
Was
it
a
merry
Christmas
for
you?
Line 5
Oh,
I
hope
it
was.
Learner Dictionary
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Merry
noun
US /merry/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was it a merry Christmas for you?”
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26
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From this reading “RING, HAPPY BELLS” The Shoals, December 26.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A happy New Year!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _My dear_, _dear Uncle and Aunt_:
Aunt
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From this reading _My dear_, _dear Uncle and Aunt_:
BELLS
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From this reading “RING, HAPPY BELLS” The Shoals, December 26.
Christmas
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From this reading Was it a merry Christmas for you?
dear
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From this reading _My dear_, _dear Uncle and Aunt_:
December
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From this reading “RING, HAPPY BELLS” The Shoals, December 26.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was it a merry Christmas for you?
HAPPY
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From this reading “RING, HAPPY BELLS” The Shoals, December 26.
hope
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From this reading Oh, I hope it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I hope it was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it a merry Christmas for you?
merry
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From this reading Was it a merry Christmas for you?
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _My dear_, _dear Uncle and Aunt_:
New
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From this reading A happy New Year!
Oh
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From this reading Oh, I hope it was.
RING
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From this reading “RING, HAPPY BELLS” The Shoals, December 26.
Shoals
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From this reading “RING, HAPPY BELLS” The Shoals, December 26.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “RING, HAPPY BELLS” The Shoals, December 26.
Uncle
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From this reading _My dear_, _dear Uncle and Aunt_:
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it a merry Christmas for you?
Year
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From this reading A happy New Year!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Was it a merry Christmas for you?