A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
About your letter. Some of it is wonderful. I never thought about it that way. In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die. It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About your letter.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never thought about it that way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never thought about it that way.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Some of it is wonderful.”
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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 In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About your letter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never thought about it that way.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
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From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
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From this reading About your letter.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never thought about it that way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never thought about it that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never thought about it that way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
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From this reading I never thought about it that way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
at the time that
From this reading In a conventional, indifferent fashion I've believed that if I'm good I'll go to a place called heaven when I die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It hasn't interested me very much--what I've heard has sounded rather dull--the people supposed to be on the express trains there have, many of them, been people I didn't want to play with.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some of it is wonderful.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading About your letter.
