A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS. 1837-1861. With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates. And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers. Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.”
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From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
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From this reading And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
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From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
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From this reading And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.
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From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
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From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
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From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
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From this reading And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.
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From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
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From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
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From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
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From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
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From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
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From this reading THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS.
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From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
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From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.
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From this reading Most of them have been small and poor, and situated in little towns or provincial cities.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
which person or people
From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With few exceptions, the men who have made American literature what it is have been college graduates.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet our colleges have not commonly been, in themselves, literary centers.
