Chapter VII
Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left. I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S. I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
Chapter VII
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Remember
me
to
any
of
the
faithful—if
there
are
any
left.
I
wish
I
could
have
a
crack
with
you.—Yours
ever
affectionately,
R.
L.
S.
I
find
I
have
forgotten
more
than
I
remembered
of
business.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
Chapter VII
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Remember
me
to
any
of
the
faithful—if
there
are
any
left.
Line 2
I
wish
I
could
have
a
crack
with
you.—Yours
ever
affectionately,
R.
L.
S.
Line 3
I
find
I
have
forgotten
more
than
I
remembered
of
business.
Line 4
Line 5
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.”
Faithful
noun
US /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.”
Forgotten
adjective
US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.”
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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 I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
affectionately
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From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
any
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From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
business
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From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
crack
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From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
find
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From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
L
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From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
more
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From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
R
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From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
remembered
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From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
S
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From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
there
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From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
wish
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From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
YourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.