A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth. _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party! Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come? Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph? It was that, I know.
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any person at all
From this reading “Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was that, I know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!”
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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 Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
any person at all
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
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From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
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From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
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From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
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From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was that, I know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was that, I know.
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From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
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From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
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From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
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From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was that, I know.
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From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
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From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
