Chapter XVIII
A LETTER FROM KATE "NEW YORK. "DEAREST CAROLINA:--Great news! Three pieces of it. First, I have turned Christian Scientist! Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
Carolina Lee
Chapter XVIII
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A
LETTER
FROM
KATE
"NEW
YORK.
"DEAREST
CAROLINA:--Great
news!
Three
pieces
of
it.
First,
I
have
turned
Christian
Scientist!
Second,
Rosemary
Goddard
is
married
to
the
Honourable
Lionel
Spencer!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
LETTER
FROM
KATE
"NEW
YORK.
Line 2
"DEAREST
CAROLINA:--Great
news!
Line 3
Three
pieces
of
it.
Line 4
First,
I
have
turned
Christian
Scientist!
Line 5
Second,
Rosemary
Goddard
is
married
to
the
Honourable
Lionel
Spencer!
Learner Dictionary
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Christian
noun
US /ˈchristian/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “First, I have turned Christian Scientist!”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First, I have turned Christian Scientist!”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"DEAREST CAROLINA:--Great news!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “First, I have turned Christian Scientist!”
Pieces
noun
US /pieces/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three pieces of it.”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!”
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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 LETTER FROM KATE "NEW YORK.
CAROLINA
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From this reading "DEAREST CAROLINA:--Great news!
Christian
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From this reading First, I have turned Christian Scientist!
DEAREST
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From this reading "DEAREST CAROLINA:--Great news!
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, I have turned Christian Scientist!
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM KATE "NEW YORK.
Goddard
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From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "DEAREST CAROLINA:--Great news!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading First, I have turned Christian Scientist!
Honourable
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From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading First, I have turned Christian Scientist!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Three pieces of it.
KATE
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From this reading A LETTER FROM KATE "NEW YORK.
LETTER
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From this reading A LETTER FROM KATE "NEW YORK.
Lionel
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From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
married
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From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
NEW
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From this reading A LETTER FROM KATE "NEW YORK.
news
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From this reading "DEAREST CAROLINA:--Great news!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three pieces of it.
pieces
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From this reading Three pieces of it.
Rosemary
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From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
Scientist
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From this reading First, I have turned Christian Scientist!
Second
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From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
Spencer
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From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
Three
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From this reading Three pieces of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Second, Rosemary Goddard is married to the Honourable Lionel Spencer!
turned
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From this reading First, I have turned Christian Scientist!
YORK
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From this reading A LETTER FROM KATE "NEW YORK.