A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XL
For some months we are in Warsaw. I have fitted up a splendid studio. We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently. He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment." Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
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prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “I have fitted up a splendid studio.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have fitted up a splendid studio.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.”
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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 I have fitted up a splendid studio.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
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From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
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From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
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From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
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From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
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From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
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From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
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From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
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From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
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From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
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From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has sold "The Kite," and is now "President of the Society for Distributing Barley Grits to Laborers out of Employment."
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From this reading I have fitted up a splendid studio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We visit the Ostrynskis rather frequently.
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From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For some months we are in Warsaw.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing can give an idea of his lordliness or the gratitude with which he is surrounded.
