A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
“Oh, Grace Breen! Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard. “You _know_ that I don’t mean to give you up. I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling. I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.”
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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 I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
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From this reading “Oh, Grace Breen!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
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From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
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From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
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From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
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From this reading “You _know_ that I don’t mean to give you up.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling.
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From this reading “You _know_ that I don’t mean to give you up.
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From this reading “Oh, Grace Breen!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You _know_ that I don’t mean to give you up.
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From this reading I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling.
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From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You _know_ that I don’t mean to give you up.
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From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
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From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
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From this reading “You _know_ that I don’t mean to give you up.
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From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling.
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From this reading “Oh, Grace Breen!
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From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
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From this reading I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling.
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From this reading I’m not a stone; I have _some_ feeling.
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From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
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From this reading “You _know_ that I don’t mean to give you up.
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From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
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From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I didn’t intend to dismiss you, but I thought perhaps you would like to have a consultation about it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is _that_ the way you talk to me?” whimpered Mrs. Maynard.
