A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED, LONDON. Ward, Lock & Co.'s POPULAR FICTION A. E. W. MASON LAWRENCE CLAVERING. A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement. STANLEY WEYMAN MY LADY ROTHA. A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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earlier than; in front of
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."”
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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 Ward, Lock & Co.'s POPULAR FICTION A. E. W. MASON LAWRENCE CLAVERING.
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From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement.
earlier than; in front of
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From this reading Ward, Lock & Co.'s POPULAR FICTION A. E. W. MASON LAWRENCE CLAVERING.
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From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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From this reading Ward, Lock & Co.'s POPULAR FICTION A. E. W. MASON LAWRENCE CLAVERING.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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From this reading Ward, Lock & Co.'s POPULAR FICTION A. E. W. MASON LAWRENCE CLAVERING.
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From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement.
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From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED, LONDON.
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From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED, LONDON.
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belonging to the person speaking
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not any; not one
From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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From this reading Ward, Lock & Co.'s POPULAR FICTION A. E. W. MASON LAWRENCE CLAVERING.
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From this reading A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement.
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From this reading A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement.
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From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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From this reading A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement.
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From this reading STANLEY WEYMAN MY LADY ROTHA.
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From this reading Ward, Lock & Co.'s POPULAR FICTION A. E. W. MASON LAWRENCE CLAVERING.
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From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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From this reading STANLEY WEYMAN MY LADY ROTHA.
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From this reading A remarkably powerful and stirring historical romance, full of life and movement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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From this reading Ward, Lock & Co.'s POPULAR FICTION A. E. W. MASON LAWRENCE CLAVERING.
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From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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From this reading WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED, LONDON.
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From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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From this reading STANLEY WEYMAN MY LADY ROTHA.
which person or people
From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
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From this reading A Romance of the Thirty Years' War THE SATURDAY REVIEW.--"No one who begins will lay it down before the end, it is so extremely well carried on from adventure to adventure."
