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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Child of the Orient is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ETC. On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age: “To-day, _despoinis_, you are five years old. I wish you many happy returns of the day.” He drew up a chair, and sat down by my bed.
Chapter 1 of A Child of the Orient is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above and across; more than
From this reading “On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:”
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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 On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “To-day, _despoinis_, you are five years old.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He drew up a chair, and sat down by my bed.
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading He drew up a chair, and sat down by my bed.
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From this reading I wish you many happy returns of the day.”
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From this reading “To-day, _despoinis_, you are five years old.
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From this reading He drew up a chair, and sat down by my bed.
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From this reading He drew up a chair, and sat down by my bed.
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From this reading ETC.
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading “To-day, _despoinis_, you are five years old.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading I wish you many happy returns of the day.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew up a chair, and sat down by my bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading I wish you many happy returns of the day.”
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading “To-day, _despoinis_, you are five years old.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
above and across; more than
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading I wish you many happy returns of the day.”
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading He drew up a chair, and sat down by my bed.
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To-day, _despoinis_, you are five years old.
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From this reading He drew up a chair, and sat down by my bed.
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From this reading I wish you many happy returns of the day.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the morning of my fifth birthday, just as I awoke from sleep, my grand-uncle came into my room, and, standing over my bed, said with a seriousness little befitting my age:
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From this reading “To-day, _despoinis_, you are five years old.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To-day, _despoinis_, you are five years old.
