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Nostalgia

Chapter I

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GRAZIA DELEDDA AUTHOR OF 'CENERE,' ETC.
AUTHOR OF 'THE STEPPING-STONE,' ETC.
LONDON CHAPMAN AND HALL, LTD.
RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nostalgia

Chapter I

Reading 1/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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GRAZIA DELEDDA AUTHOR OF 'CENERE,' ETC.
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AUTHOR OF 'THE STEPPING-STONE,' ETC.
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LONDON CHAPMAN AND HALL, LTD.
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RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
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Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!”

Obtain verb US /əbˈteɪn/

to get something, especially through effort

From this reading “Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!”

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LONDON CHAPMAN AND HALL, LTD.

AUTHOR

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From this reading GRAZIA DELEDDA AUTHOR OF 'CENERE,' ETC.

authors

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From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

BREAD

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

BUNGAY

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

C

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

CENERE

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From this reading GRAZIA DELEDDA AUTHOR OF 'CENERE,' ETC.

CHAPMAN

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From this reading LONDON CHAPMAN AND HALL, LTD.

CLAY

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

days

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From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

DELEDDA

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From this reading GRAZIA DELEDDA AUTHOR OF 'CENERE,' ETC.

E

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

ETC

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From this reading GRAZIA DELEDDA AUTHOR OF 'CENERE,' ETC.

European

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few

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given

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GRAZIA

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From this reading GRAZIA DELEDDA AUTHOR OF 'CENERE,' ETC.

HALL

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From this reading LONDON CHAPMAN AND HALL, LTD.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

HILL

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

how

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From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

Latin

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LIMITED

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

LONDON

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From this reading LONDON CHAPMAN AND HALL, LTD.

LTD

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From this reading LONDON CHAPMAN AND HALL, LTD.

obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/

to get something, especially through effort

From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GRAZIA DELEDDA AUTHOR OF 'CENERE,' ETC.

reputation

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RICHARD

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!

SONS

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

STEPPING-STONE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE STEPPING-STONE,' ETC.

STREET

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

SUFFOLK

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From this reading RICHARD CLAY & SONS, LIMITED, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AUTHOR OF 'THE STEPPING-STONE,' ETC.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Since the days of Latin, to how few authors has it been given to obtain an European reputation!