A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
OLD MR. BROOKE. “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John. “That is nothing,” averred Joan. She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““That is nothing,” averred Joan.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.”
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From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
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From this reading “That is nothing,” averred Joan.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading BROOKE.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is nothing,” averred Joan.
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From this reading “That is nothing,” averred Joan.
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From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading OLD MR.
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From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “That is nothing,” averred Joan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading OLD MR.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is nothing,” averred Joan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was conscious of Mr. Brooke’s eyes upon her—fine black eyes still, remarkable in contrast with his snowy hair—and she raised her own to meet them.
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From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “HAVE you really walked all the way from Woodleigh?” asked Mrs. St. John.
