A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too." "It isn't, either." "I know just as well as you." "No you don't any such a thing. You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."”
one or the other of two
From this reading “"It isn't, either."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know just as well as you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No you don't any such a thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know just as well as you."”
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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 "No you don't any such a thing.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
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From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
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From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
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From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
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From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
one or the other of two
From this reading "It isn't, either."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
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From this reading "It isn't, either."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't, either."
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From this reading "I know just as well as you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
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From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
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From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
not any; not one
From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
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From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
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From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
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From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No you don't any such a thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
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From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEACE MAYTHORNE'S ROOM "Tis, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know just as well as you."
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From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You've lived up here in this old country place all your life, and you don't know any more about the fashions than Mrs. Surly."
