A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it. He knew the white brow and the beautiful clear eyebrows. That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself. Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was. Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.”
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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 Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
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From this reading He knew the white brow and the beautiful clear eyebrows.
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From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
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From this reading He knew the white brow and the beautiful clear eyebrows.
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From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
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From this reading He knew the white brow and the beautiful clear eyebrows.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
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From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
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From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
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From this reading He knew the white brow and the beautiful clear eyebrows.
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From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
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From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
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From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
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From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
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From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
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From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
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From this reading He knew the white brow and the beautiful clear eyebrows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
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From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
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From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
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From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
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From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
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From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
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From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
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From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
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From this reading Then suddenly he looked down again at the face on the bed, to try and recognise it.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
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From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only the sunken cheeks, and the mouth that seemed to protrude now were foreign to him, and filled him with horror.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then those tired eyes, which met his again from a long way off, disturbed him until he did not know where he was.
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From this reading He knew the white brow and the beautiful clear eyebrows.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
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From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
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From this reading That was his wife, with whom he had passed his youth, flesh of his flesh, his, himself.
