A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
“The poor thing!” she sighed. “She is a little old woman already. She has never had leave to grow as children should. Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?” She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She is a little old woman already.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has never had leave to grow as children should.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She is a little old woman already.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has never had leave to grow as children should.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The poor thing!” she sighed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The poor thing!” she sighed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.”
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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 “She is a little old woman already.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is a little old woman already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has never had leave to grow as children should.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading She has never had leave to grow as children should.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading She has never had leave to grow as children should.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She has never had leave to grow as children should.
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has never had leave to grow as children should.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is a little old woman already.
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From this reading She has never had leave to grow as children should.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is a little old woman already.
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has never had leave to grow as children should.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?”
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From this reading “She is a little old woman already.
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor thing!” she sighed.
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The poor thing!” she sighed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She has never had leave to grow as children should.
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From this reading “The poor thing!” she sighed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?”
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The poor thing!” she sighed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor thing!” she sighed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has never had leave to grow as children should.
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
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From this reading “She is a little old woman already.
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From this reading Oh, why are they brought into the world to suffer?”
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From this reading She had once thought herself full of trust and love to God, but so many questions had come to the surface with her years of hard experience.
