A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
"Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?" "I must! To-morrow's Sunday, remember!" "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman. It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “To-morrow's Sunday, remember!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.”
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From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
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From this reading "Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?"
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From this reading It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.
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From this reading "Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must!
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From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
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From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
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From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
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From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading To-morrow's Sunday, remember!"
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From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.
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From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
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From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow's Sunday, remember!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It fairly slipped my memory, and they seemed never to think of it themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow's Sunday, remember!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "Ah!--that it is!" she sighed, "And my mind sorely misgives me that I never asked the new servants whether they was 'Igh, Low or Roman.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Passon, Passon!" urged Mrs. Spruce; "Ye baint goin' already?"
