A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN. "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here! Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable. I never believed such a place really existed. Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Rome is a link between the old world and the new."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never believed such a place really existed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.”
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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 IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
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From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
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From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
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From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
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From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
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From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
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From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
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From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
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From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
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From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
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From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
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From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
at the time that
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
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From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
