Chapter XXIV
DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you. Are you well, or did your journey affect your health? I have no especial advance to report. John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship. Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
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Chapter XXIV
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DEAR
FELIX:
I
do
not
hear
from
you.
Are
you
well,
or
did
your
journey
affect
your
health?
I
have
no
especial
advance
to
report.
John
Poindexter
seems
greatly
interested
in
my
courtship.
Sometimes
he
gives
me
very
good
advice.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DEAR
FELIX:
I
do
not
hear
from
you.
Line 2
Are
you
well,
or
did
your
journey
affect
your
health?
Line 3
I
have
no
especial
advance
to
report.
Line 4
John
Poindexter
seems
greatly
interested
in
my
courtship.
Line 5
Sometimes
he
gives
me
very
good
advice.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he gives me very good advice.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no especial advance to report.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.”
Journey
noun
US /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?”
Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he gives me very good advice.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?”
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advance
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advice
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affect
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From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
courtship
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DEAR
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
especial
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From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
FELIX
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
gives
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From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
greatly
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From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
health
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From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
interested
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From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
John
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From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
Poindexter
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From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
report
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From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
seems
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From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
very
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From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
well
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From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?