A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
The Idle Apprentice. Twelve years! How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place! The whole aspect of things is altered. The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.”
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading “The Idle Apprentice.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!”
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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 The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
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From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
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From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
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From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading The Idle Apprentice.
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From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
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From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
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From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
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From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
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From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
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From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
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From this reading The Idle Apprentice.
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From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
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From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
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From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
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From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
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From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How many events have occurred during that long interval! how many changes have taken place!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Idle Apprentice.
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From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
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From this reading Twelve years!
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From this reading The whole aspect of things is altered.
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From this reading Twelve years!
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From this reading The child has sprung into a youth; the youth has become a man; the man has already begun to feel the advances of age.
