A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White. There was daylight and nightlight. She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm. She remembered it hurt, and then she remembered very little else. She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She remembered it hurt, and then she remembered very little else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.”
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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 seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was daylight and nightlight.
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From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
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From this reading She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
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From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading There was daylight and nightlight.
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From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
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From this reading She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.
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From this reading She remembered it hurt, and then she remembered very little else.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading She remembered it hurt, and then she remembered very little else.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She remembered it hurt, and then she remembered very little else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remembered it hurt, and then she remembered very little else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading There was daylight and nightlight.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
To recall to mind.
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading She remembered it hurt, and then she remembered very little else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
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From this reading She remembered it hurt, and then she remembered very little else.
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From this reading There was daylight and nightlight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
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From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She remembered it hurt, and then she remembered very little else.
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From this reading She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was daylight and nightlight.
at the time that
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
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From this reading THE BRIDE OF DEATH Time had long ceased to have any significance for Maisie White.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She seemed to remember that she had made a great fight on the day she arrived at this strange house when the hard-faced nurses had strapped her to the bed, and an old man, with trembling fingers, had pushed a needle into her arm.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She viewed life with a dull apathy and without much understanding.
