A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
FIESCO (scornfully). That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity. ANDREAS (in an elevated manner). Vain scoffer! Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?”
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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 That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
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From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
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From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
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From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
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From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
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From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
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From this reading FIESCO (scornfully).
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
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From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
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From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
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From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
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From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
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From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
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From this reading ANDREAS (in an elevated manner).
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From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
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From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
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From this reading Vain scoffer!
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From this reading FIESCO (scornfully).
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From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
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From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
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From this reading Vain scoffer!
in the company of; together with
From this reading That guard I should be glad to see to despatch it with a message for eternity.
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From this reading Knowest thou not that Andreas has seen his eightieth year, and that Genoa beneath his rule is happy?
