A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
"Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle. You've no more than a girl." She stopped, a little confused. "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject. "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.”
every person
From this reading “"Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stopped, a little confused.”
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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 "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
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From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
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From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading She stopped, a little confused.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
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From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
every person
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading You've no more than a girl."
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From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
not any; not one
From this reading You've no more than a girl."
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From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped, a little confused.
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From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You've no more than a girl."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, keep it, if you want to, only don't show it to everybody as you did that ring you found."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
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From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you won't hear from him again," said she, confidently, "but you really ought to get up a little more muscle.
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From this reading You've no more than a girl."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What shall I do with your handkerchief?" asked the uneasy Cass, anxious to change the subject.
