A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
“Nice little house, ain’t it? What I call well built.” Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me. I recognised it. It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Nice little house, ain’t it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What I call well built.””
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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 Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
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From this reading “Nice little house, ain’t it?
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From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
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From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
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From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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From this reading What I call well built.”
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From this reading What I call well built.”
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From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
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From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
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From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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From this reading “Nice little house, ain’t it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I call well built.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Nice little house, ain’t it?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nice little house, ain’t it?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
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From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
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From this reading “Nice little house, ain’t it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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From this reading I recognised it.
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From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks the china ornaments in our drawing-room.
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From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
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From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
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From this reading What I call well built.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I call well built.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Sparrow then flew up with a gaudy feather, dyed blue, which belonged to me.
