A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate. All variant spellings, including variant hyphenenation, have been retained. However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired. "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper. "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."”
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From this reading All variant spellings, including variant hyphenenation, have been retained.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired.
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From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All variant spellings, including variant hyphenenation, have been retained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All variant spellings, including variant hyphenenation, have been retained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, obvious printer's errors have been corrected and punctuation errors have been repaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All variant spellings, including variant hyphenenation, have been retained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All variant spellings, including variant hyphenenation, have been retained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Illustration markers have been moved near to the text they illustrate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The river is coming up at the rate of an inch an hour!" announced Mr. Miller, reading from the evening paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All variant spellings, including variant hyphenenation, have been retained.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At one o'clock it was eighteen feet, and reports from the north indicate the highest water ever known on the Upper Mississippi."
