A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Published at the Borzoi . New York . by Alfred . A . Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print. To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A .
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From this reading New York . by Alfred .
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Published at the Borzoi .
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
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From this reading Published at the Borzoi .
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New York . by Alfred .
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
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From this reading New York . by Alfred .
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
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From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
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From this reading Published at the Borzoi .
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From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
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From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
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From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
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From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
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From this reading Knopf The present edition includes some epigrams from "A Little Book in C Major," now out of print.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Published at the Borzoi .
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make room for them several of the smaller sketches in the first edition have been omitted.
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From this reading New York . by Alfred .
