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The Everlasting Arms
The Everlasting Arms

Chapter XXXIV

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THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:
"DEAR MR.
FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.
It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.
I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Everlasting Arms

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:
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"DEAR MR.
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FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.
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It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.
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I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.

Learner Dictionary

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

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.”

Rejoice noun US /ˈrejoice/

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

From this reading “I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.”

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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 It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

address

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From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

cause

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From this reading I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.

congratulate

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From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

country

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From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

DAWN

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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

DEAR

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From this reading "DEAR MR.

discovered

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From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

espoused

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From this reading I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.

FAVERSHAM

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From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

follows

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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

glorious

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From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

just

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From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

legislator

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From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

letter

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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

LOVE

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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

Member

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From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

Mother

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From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

MR

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From this reading "DEAR MR.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

Olga

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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

Parliaments

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From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.

position

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From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

ran

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From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/

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

From this reading I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE DAWN OF LOVE The letter from Olga ran as follows:

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It must be glorious to be a Member of the Mother of Parliaments, to be a legislator in this great free country.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

toilers

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From this reading I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.

too

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From this reading I rejoice, too, that you have espoused the cause of the toilers, the poor.

won

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From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

writing

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From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading FAVERSHAM,--I have just discovered your address, and I am writing to congratulate you on the fine position you have won.