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Notwithstanding

Chapter XXXV

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"Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.
"Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.
I've noticed it again and again.
Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?
And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Notwithstanding

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.
Line 2
"Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.
Line 3
I've noticed it again and again.
Line 4
Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?
Line 5
And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I've noticed it again and again.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?”

Wherever conjunction US /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading “"Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.”

All words in this reading · 67

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I've noticed it again and again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I've noticed it again and again.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

Aunt

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From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

ceux

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

complacently

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From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

curate

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From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

daughter

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

defauts

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

des

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

engaged

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From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

evening

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From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

follow

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From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

go

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From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

Grey

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From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

H

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

Harriet

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From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

how

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

I've

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From this reading I've noticed it again and again.

innkeeper's

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I've noticed it again and again.

landlady's

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

Les

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

lodgings

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

Maria

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

married

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

Mary

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From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

Nairn

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

nice

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

noticed

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From this reading I've noticed it again and again.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

pour

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

prend

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

qu'on

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

qualites

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

RABUSSON

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

River

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From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

said

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From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

seuls

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

sofa

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From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

son

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

sont

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

soon

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From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

spent

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

summer

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From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

terribles

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

very

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From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

View

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From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

visit

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From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

vraiment

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From this reading "Les seuls defauts vraiment terribles sont ceux qu'on prend pour des qualites."--H. RABUSSON.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And it was very soon after our visit to River View that Mary Grey was engaged to the curate.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

weddings

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From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?

WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading "Wherever we go," said Aunt Harriet complacently from her sofa that evening, "weddings are sure to follow.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Do you remember, Maria, how when we spent the summer at Nairn our landlady's son at those nice lodgings married the innkeeper's daughter?