A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
"Feel how?" "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried. And so I have brought some of his letters to show you." She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece. "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
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later than; following
From this reading “"You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “"You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.”
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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 took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
later than; following
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
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From this reading "Feel how?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
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From this reading "Feel how?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
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From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
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From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
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From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
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From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
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From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
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From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
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From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
