A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?” Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered: “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world. There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products. What your grandfather calls our 'shadows' are the waste products of the social process.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?””
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.”
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From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What your grandfather calls our 'shadows' are the waste products of the social process.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
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From this reading What your grandfather calls our 'shadows' are the waste products of the social process.
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From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
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From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
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From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
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From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
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From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
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From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
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From this reading What your grandfather calls our 'shadows' are the waste products of the social process.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
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From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
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From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
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From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
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From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
not any; not one
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What your grandfather calls our 'shadows' are the waste products of the social process.
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From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What your grandfather calls our 'shadows' are the waste products of the social process.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What your grandfather calls our 'shadows' are the waste products of the social process.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
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From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
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From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
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From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading There is no chemical process; so far as my knowledge goes, that does not make waste products.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear, we have had the same state of affairs since the beginning of the world.
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From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HILARY'S BROWN STUDY “What do you really think, Uncle Hilary?”
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From this reading Turning at his writing-table to look at the face of his young niece, Hilary Dallison answered:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What your grandfather calls our 'shadows' are the waste products of the social process.
