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Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete

Chapter XI

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"I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
"It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
"No matter if it is beer.
Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.
I pitied those wild girls, too.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete

Chapter XI

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.
Line 2
"It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."
Line 3
"No matter if it is beer.
Line 4
Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.
Line 5
I pitied those wild girls, too.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.”

Sixth noun US /sixth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “I pitied those wild girls, too.”

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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's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

association

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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

Avenue

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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."

away

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From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

beer

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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."

Find

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From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

get

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From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

girls

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From this reading I pitied those wild girls, too.

got

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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

history

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From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

Hof-Brau

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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."

hold

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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I pitied those wild girls, too.

I've

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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "No matter if it is beer.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "No matter if it is beer.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "No matter if it is beer.

It's

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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

March

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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

matter

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From this reading "No matter if it is beer.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No matter if it is beer.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

pitied

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From this reading I pitied those wild girls, too.

rummaging

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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

said

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From this reading "I've been rummaging in my mind, and I've got hold of an association at last," said March.

saloon

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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."

sign

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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."

SixthnounUS /sixth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."

sketch

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From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

some

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From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

Stollers

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I pitied those wild girls, too.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

too

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From this reading I pitied those wild girls, too.

try

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From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

we'll

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From this reading Find some sketch of the history, and we'll try to get away from the Stollers in it.

wild

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From this reading I pitied those wild girls, too.

window

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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."

Wurzburger

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From this reading "It's beer; a sign in a Sixth Avenue saloon window Wurzburger Hof-Brau."