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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Fifteen years of a dancer's life is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At last the famous day arrived. A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her. All that impressed me greatly. I saw in it genuine homage rendered to genius. She had come at last.
Chapter 3 of Fifteen years of a dancer's life is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
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From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
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From this reading All that impressed me greatly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
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From this reading At last the famous day arrived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the famous day arrived.
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From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had come at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the famous day arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the famous day arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw in it genuine homage rendered to genius.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw in it genuine homage rendered to genius.
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From this reading All that impressed me greatly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had come at last.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
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From this reading I saw in it genuine homage rendered to genius.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw in it genuine homage rendered to genius.
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From this reading All that impressed me greatly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw in it genuine homage rendered to genius.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I saw in it genuine homage rendered to genius.
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From this reading At last the famous day arrived.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All that impressed me greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw in it genuine homage rendered to genius.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw in it genuine homage rendered to genius.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come at last.
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From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that impressed me greatly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the famous day arrived.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
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From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A steamer, with delegations and an orchestra aboard, went down the bay to meet her.
