A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
THE RETRIEVE. NIGHT THE FOURTEENTH. SAN RAMON. I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally. It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.”
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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 is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
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From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
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From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
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From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
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From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
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From this reading NIGHT THE FOURTEENTH.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
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From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
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From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
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From this reading NIGHT THE FOURTEENTH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
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From this reading SAN RAMON.
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From this reading THE RETRIEVE.
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From this reading SAN RAMON.
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From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
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From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETRIEVE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
