A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XLVIII
The crash startled me from my self-control. The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited. It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way. It's his playfulness, ha! ha! ha!" "I perceive," I said calmly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.
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From this reading The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.
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From this reading "I perceive," I said calmly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
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From this reading The crash startled me from my self-control.
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From this reading The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The crash startled me from my self-control.
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From this reading It's his playfulness, ha! ha! ha!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It's his playfulness, ha! ha! ha!"
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From this reading The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I perceive," I said calmly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
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From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The crash startled me from my self-control.
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From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The crash startled me from my self-control.
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From this reading "I perceive," I said calmly.
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From this reading It's his playfulness, ha! ha! ha!"
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From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
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From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
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From this reading "I perceive," I said calmly.
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From this reading The crash startled me from my self-control.
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From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
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From this reading The crash startled me from my self-control.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crash startled me from my self-control.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
in the direction of
From this reading The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.
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From this reading It's Mr. Rawjester,--he prefers to come in sometimes in this way.
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From this reading The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered:-- "Don't be excited.
