A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
"We'll see! I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_! There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer. How could a man grow cold? But it is not for me to make things more difficult.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!”
any thing at all
From this reading “I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could a man grow cold?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it is not for me to make things more difficult.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!”
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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 How could a man grow cold?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
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From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
any thing at all
From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
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From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
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From this reading How could a man grow cold?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could a man grow cold?
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From this reading But it is not for me to make things more difficult.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it is not for me to make things more difficult.
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From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
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From this reading How could a man grow cold?
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From this reading How could a man grow cold?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is not for me to make things more difficult.
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From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
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From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is not for me to make things more difficult.
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From this reading How could a man grow cold?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it is not for me to make things more difficult.
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From this reading But it is not for me to make things more difficult.
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From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it is not for me to make things more difficult.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
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From this reading "We'll see!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
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From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
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From this reading But it is not for me to make things more difficult.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't think about the future at present, or anything but just--_thee_!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
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From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
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From this reading "We'll see!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is much in your letter that I can't answer; daren't trust myself to answer.
