A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third. _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off? Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors! Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called: “What is it?
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!”
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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 Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
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From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
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From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
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From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
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From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
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From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
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From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
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From this reading MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third.
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From this reading MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
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From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
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From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
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From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MALLOWBANKS Mallowbanks, November third.
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From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
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From this reading Well, presently one of them, far away from where I was, opened, and a voice called:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?
in or at the place that
From this reading _Carin_, _dear_: Where did I leave off?
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
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From this reading Oh, yes, where I went running down the big dark, winding corridors, knocking and knocking at the strange doors!
