A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
STRANGE EXPERIENCES "Why doesn't he come back! Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this? All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much. I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not. No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STRANGE EXPERIENCES "Why doesn't he come back!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.
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From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
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From this reading STRANGE EXPERIENCES "Why doesn't he come back!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRANGE EXPERIENCES "Why doesn't he come back!
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.
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From this reading No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.
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From this reading STRANGE EXPERIENCES "Why doesn't he come back!
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From this reading STRANGE EXPERIENCES "Why doesn't he come back!
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading STRANGE EXPERIENCES "Why doesn't he come back!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
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From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
not any; not one
From this reading No father or mother could be as dear to me as father John and mother Martha.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
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From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
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From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
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From this reading STRANGE EXPERIENCES "Why doesn't he come back!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading All the help she has now, too, and needing me so much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
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From this reading STRANGE EXPERIENCES "Why doesn't he come back!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh! what will my mother think of my staying away like this?
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From this reading I'll wait just five minutes longer, then I'll go home, anyway, whether that 'witness' who's to tell me so much about myself and my real father and mother comes or not.
