A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
But the vicar had forgotten his classics. _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land. He had noticed three girls, he said, working in the harvest field. Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger? "She comes from Ralstone," said Rachel.
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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “But the vicar had forgotten his classics.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “_En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “_En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?”
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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 Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the vicar had forgotten his classics.
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From this reading But the vicar had forgotten his classics.
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From this reading "She comes from Ralstone," said Rachel.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading He had noticed three girls, he said, working in the harvest field.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading But the vicar had forgotten his classics.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
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From this reading He had noticed three girls, he said, working in the harvest field.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the vicar had forgotten his classics.
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From this reading He had noticed three girls, he said, working in the harvest field.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the vicar had forgotten his classics.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had noticed three girls, he said, working in the harvest field.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading He had noticed three girls, he said, working in the harvest field.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading "She comes from Ralstone," said Rachel.
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From this reading "She comes from Ralstone," said Rachel.
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From this reading Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading He had noticed three girls, he said, working in the harvest field.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She comes from Ralstone," said Rachel.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
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From this reading Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the vicar had forgotten his classics.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had noticed three girls, he said, working in the harvest field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the vicar had forgotten his classics.
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From this reading Two of them he recognized as from the village; the third he supposed was a stranger?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading _En revanche_, however, he was doing his best to show himself sympathetic and up-to-date with regard to women and their new spheres of work--especially on the land.
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From this reading He had noticed three girls, he said, working in the harvest field.
