A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
“No,” he corrected her, “the night before. Last evening I had dinner with the Groves.” This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction. “Afterward we went to the Greenwich Follies.” “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““No,” he corrected her, “the night before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Last evening I had dinner with the Groves.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Afterward we went to the Greenwich Follies.””
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From this reading This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction.
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From this reading “Afterward we went to the Greenwich Follies.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “No,” he corrected her, “the night before.
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From this reading “No,” he corrected her, “the night before.
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From this reading Last evening I had dinner with the Groves.”
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From this reading “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
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From this reading Last evening I had dinner with the Groves.”
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From this reading “Afterward we went to the Greenwich Follies.”
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From this reading “Afterward we went to the Greenwich Follies.”
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From this reading Last evening I had dinner with the Groves.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Last evening I had dinner with the Groves.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” he corrected her, “the night before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No,” he corrected her, “the night before.
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From this reading “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Last evening I had dinner with the Groves.”
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From this reading “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last evening I had dinner with the Groves.”
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From this reading This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction.
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From this reading “No,” he corrected her, “the night before.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” he corrected her, “the night before.
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From this reading “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
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From this reading This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction.
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From this reading “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No,” he corrected her, “the night before.
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From this reading “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Afterward we went to the Greenwich Follies.”
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From this reading This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction.
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From this reading “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was so nearly true that he advanced it with satisfaction.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Afterward we went to the Greenwich Follies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Afterward we went to the Greenwich Follies.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Last evening I had dinner with the Groves.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don't see how you had to wait, then,” she observed instantly.
