A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
But suddenly I remembered Mrs. Poyntz. I ought to call on her. So I closed my round of visits at her door. The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner. I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to call on her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But suddenly I remembered Mrs. Poyntz.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.”
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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 I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
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From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I closed my round of visits at her door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But suddenly I remembered Mrs. Poyntz.
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From this reading I ought to call on her.
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From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
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From this reading So I closed my round of visits at her door.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
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From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
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From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
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From this reading So I closed my round of visits at her door.
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From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I ought to call on her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But suddenly I remembered Mrs. Poyntz.
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From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
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From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
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From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
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From this reading But suddenly I remembered Mrs. Poyntz.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I closed my round of visits at her door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I closed my round of visits at her door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I ought to call on her.
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From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to call on her.
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From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
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From this reading But suddenly I remembered Mrs. Poyntz.
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From this reading But suddenly I remembered Mrs. Poyntz.
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From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
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From this reading So I closed my round of visits at her door.
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From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I closed my round of visits at her door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But suddenly I remembered Mrs. Poyntz.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
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From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ought to call on her.
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From this reading So I closed my round of visits at her door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was then far advanced, and the servant politely informed me that Mrs. Poyntz was at dinner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I could only leave my card, with a message that I would pay my respects to her the next day.
