A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
It was late November. And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared. She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown. The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls. Limitless possibilities lay ahead.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.”
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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 She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
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From this reading Limitless possibilities lay ahead.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
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From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
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From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
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From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
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From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
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From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late November.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
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From this reading It was late November.
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From this reading Limitless possibilities lay ahead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
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From this reading Limitless possibilities lay ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
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From this reading It was late November.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
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From this reading Limitless possibilities lay ahead.
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From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
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From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late November.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
which person or people
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
