A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
"Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe. "I came to make the inquiry." "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon." "I wish you would. What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I came to make the inquiry."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I wish you would.”
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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 What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe.
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From this reading "I came to make the inquiry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe.
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From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came to make the inquiry."
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From this reading "I came to make the inquiry."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I came to make the inquiry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I came to make the inquiry."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I came to make the inquiry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you have said makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where does Miss Carson live?" asked Mrs. Lowe.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you would.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I feel rather troubled about her," answered Mrs. Wykoff, "I will go to see her this afternoon."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you would.
