A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
"'The autumn leaves were falling, falling,' "Go on." "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?" "Only the substance of it--just the leading facts. We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment. It will detain you but a moment.
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to think that something will happen
From this reading “"What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “"What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"”
wealth or financial means
From this reading “"Only the substance of it--just the leading facts.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.”
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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 It will detain you but a moment.
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From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
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From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
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From this reading "'The autumn leaves were falling, falling,' "Go on."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It will detain you but a moment.
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From this reading It will detain you but a moment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
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From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
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From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
to think that something will happen
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
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From this reading "Only the substance of it--just the leading facts.
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From this reading "'The autumn leaves were falling, falling,' "Go on."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
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From this reading "'The autumn leaves were falling, falling,' "Go on."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Only the substance of it--just the leading facts.
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From this reading "Only the substance of it--just the leading facts.
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From this reading "Only the substance of it--just the leading facts.
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From this reading "'The autumn leaves were falling, falling,' "Go on."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
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From this reading It will detain you but a moment.
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From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Only the substance of it--just the leading facts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'The autumn leaves were falling, falling,' "Go on."
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From this reading "Only the substance of it--just the leading facts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
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From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
wealth or financial means
From this reading "Only the substance of it--just the leading facts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'The autumn leaves were falling, falling,' "Go on."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
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From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'The autumn leaves were falling, falling,' "Go on."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will add whatever is necessary in the way of amplification and embellishment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What!" said the poet, "do you expect me to reproduce the entire poem from memory?"
