A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour. The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight. Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men. The sour-faced girl was adopting a nonchalant air. Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.”
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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 guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
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From this reading The sour-faced girl was adopting a nonchalant air.
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From this reading The sour-faced girl was adopting a nonchalant air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
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From this reading She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
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From this reading The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
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From this reading The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight.
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From this reading The sour-faced girl was adopting a nonchalant air.
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From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
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From this reading She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
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From this reading The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
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From this reading The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight.
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From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
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From this reading The sour-faced girl was adopting a nonchalant air.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
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From this reading She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
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From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
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From this reading The sour-faced girl was adopting a nonchalant air.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
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From this reading The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
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From this reading The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She guided Ann through the passage and into a parlour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
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From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
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From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
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From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
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From this reading Hand on hip, eyebrows raised, lip curled, she sought self-consciously to veil her self-consciousness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The table was laid for a meal and there were covers for eight.
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From this reading Standing uneasily together as though for protection were the two girls and two young men.
