A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “(CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading By the Author of “Essays for Summer Hours.”
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showing who or what does the action
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From this reading I confess my discourse is like to prove suitable to my recreation,—calm and quiet.
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From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
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From this reading I confess my discourse is like to prove suitable to my recreation,—calm and quiet.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the Author of “Essays for Summer Hours.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
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From this reading By the Author of “Essays for Summer Hours.”
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confess my discourse is like to prove suitable to my recreation,—calm and quiet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading LETTERS FROM A LANDSCAPE PAINTER.
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From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
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From this reading LETTERS FROM A LANDSCAPE PAINTER.
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From this reading I confess my discourse is like to prove suitable to my recreation,—calm and quiet.
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I confess my discourse is like to prove suitable to my recreation,—calm and quiet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the Author of “Essays for Summer Hours.”
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From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
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From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
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From this reading I confess my discourse is like to prove suitable to my recreation,—calm and quiet.
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From this reading I confess my discourse is like to prove suitable to my recreation,—calm and quiet.
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From this reading I confess my discourse is like to prove suitable to my recreation,—calm and quiet.
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From this reading I confess my discourse is like to prove suitable to my recreation,—calm and quiet.
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From this reading By the Author of “Essays for Summer Hours.”
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the Author of “Essays for Summer Hours.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (CHARLES LANMAN) Gentlemen, let not prejudice prepossess you.
