A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
February 20th What a noise out of doors! What is the meaning of these shouts and cries? Ah! I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing. Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “What is the meaning of these shouts and cries?”
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From this reading February 20th What a noise out of doors!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading February 20th What a noise out of doors!
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
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From this reading Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What is the meaning of these shouts and cries?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
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From this reading I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
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From this reading What is the meaning of these shouts and cries?
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From this reading I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.
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From this reading February 20th What a noise out of doors!
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From this reading February 20th What a noise out of doors!
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the meaning of these shouts and cries?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.
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From this reading I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.
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From this reading What is the meaning of these shouts and cries?
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
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From this reading February 20th What a noise out of doors!
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading February 20th What a noise out of doors!
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From this reading February 20th What a noise out of doors!
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
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From this reading I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.
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From this reading I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.
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From this reading What is the meaning of these shouts and cries?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the meaning of these shouts and cries?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What is the meaning of these shouts and cries?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I recollect: this is the last day of the Carnival, and the maskers are passing.
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From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Christianity has not been able to abolish the noisy bacchanalian festivals of the pagan times, but it has changed the names.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading February 20th What a noise out of doors!
