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The Letters of Henry James (Vol. I)
The Letters of Henry James (Vol. I)

Chapter IV

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I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....
I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.
Ever your fondest H. JAMES jr.
_To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.
March 24th, '81.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Letters of Henry James (Vol. I)

Chapter IV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....
Line 2
I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.
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Ever your fondest H. JAMES jr.
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_To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.
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March 24th, '81.

Learner Dictionary

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

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ever your fondest H. JAMES jr.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....”

All words in this reading · 42

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24th

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From this reading March 24th, '81.

81

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From this reading March 24th, '81.

also

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From this reading I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.

companions

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From this reading I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.

de

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From this reading _To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.

dearest

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From this reading I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.

detail

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From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

embrace

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From this reading I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.

entertainment's

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From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

EvernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ever your fondest H. JAMES jr.

Fanny

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From this reading _To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.

fondest

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From this reading Ever your fondest H. JAMES jr.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

given

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From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

H

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From this reading Ever your fondest H. JAMES jr.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

Hôtel

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From this reading _To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

JAMES

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From this reading Ever your fondest H. JAMES jr.

jr

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From this reading Ever your fondest H. JAMES jr.

Kemble

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From this reading _To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.

la

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From this reading _To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

March

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From this reading March 24th, '81.

Milan

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From this reading _To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.

mother

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From this reading I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.

Mrs

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From this reading _To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.

news

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From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

other

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From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

personal

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From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

sake

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From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

some

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From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.

two

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From this reading I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.

Ville

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From this reading _To Mrs. Fanny Kemble._ Hôtel de la Ville, Milan.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I have little other personal news than this, which I have given you in some detail, for entertainment's sake....

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I embrace you, dearest mother, and also your two companions.