A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP. "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected. I'm not blaming those responsible. Your instruction must have been a thankless task." "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Your instruction must have been a thankless task."”
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading “I'm not blaming those responsible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I'm not blaming those responsible.”
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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 Your instruction must have been a thankless task."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
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From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
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From this reading I'm not blaming those responsible.
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From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
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From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
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From this reading "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
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From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
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From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
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From this reading "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
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From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
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From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
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From this reading I'm not blaming those responsible.
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From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your instruction must have been a thankless task."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Your instruction must have been a thankless task."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not blaming those responsible.
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From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading I'm not blaming those responsible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
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From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your instruction must have been a thankless task."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
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From this reading Your instruction must have been a thankless task."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I'm not blaming those responsible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW JILL'S EDUCATION WAS IMPROVED, AND DAPHNE GAVE HER HUSBAND THE SLIP.
which person or people
From this reading "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I should think the masters who taught you enjoyed their holidays."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As I have frequently observed," said Berry, "your education has been neglected.
