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The Magnificent Adventure

Chapter XXIX

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MR.
JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
"Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Magnificent Adventure

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.
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You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."
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"Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?
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There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."”

Bitterly adverb US /ˈbɪtərli/

in a way that shows deep pain or grief

From this reading “There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?”

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."”

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administration

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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?

ADVICE

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/

in a way that shows deep pain or grief

From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.

boy

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

cannot

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."

country

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From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.

disrepute

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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."

grave

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From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."

hated

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From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?

heard

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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?

Jefferson

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

JEFFERSON'S

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

man

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From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

Meaning

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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?

means

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

Merne

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

more

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

MR

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From this reading MR.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.

office

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

once

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."

resurrect

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From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."

return

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

sad

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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?

said

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

say

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.

surely

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From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Meaning, Mr. Jefferson?----" "You surely have heard that my administration is in sad disrepute?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

There

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From this reading There is no man in the country hated so bitterly as myself.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

Thomas

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

two

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From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You come as one from the grave--you resurrect another from the grave."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading JEFFERSON'S ADVICE "Merne, my boy," said Thomas Jefferson, when at length they two were alone once more in the little office, "I cannot say what your return means to me.