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The Drunkard

Chapter XIII

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AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
Ja Wiederseh'n."
--_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
He handed three of them to Lothian.
One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Drunkard

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
Line 2
Ja Wiederseh'n."
Line 3
--_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
Line 4
He handed three of them to Lothian.
Line 5
One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

Learner Dictionary

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

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “--_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “--_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.”

All words in this reading · 54

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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 One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

Amberley

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

auf

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

auseinandergehn

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

business

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

Dickson

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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.

dinner

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

EXEUNT

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

firm

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

foreign

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

Goethe

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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.

handed

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From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.

Ince

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

Ingworth

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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.

invitation

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

Ja

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From this reading Ja Wiederseh'n."

letter

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

letters

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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.

literary

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

Lothian

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From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.

Mary

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

Menschen

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

MORTLAND

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.

office

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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.

OMNES

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

other

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

post

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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.

postmark

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.

ROYAL

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

sagen

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

several

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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.

sie

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

stamp

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.

thirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

three

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From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.

Trocadero

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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.

Wenn

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

Wiederseh'n

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From this reading Ja Wiederseh'n."

Wiedersehn

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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.