A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks. There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her. Nevertheless it attracted her. What should she pass through this day? She had slept late.
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all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading “There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless it attracted her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.”
extremely frightened
From this reading “There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What should she pass through this day?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
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From this reading Nevertheless it attracted her.
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From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
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From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
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From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
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From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless it attracted her.
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From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
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From this reading She had slept late.
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From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless it attracted her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
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From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
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From this reading What should she pass through this day?
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From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
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From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should she pass through this day?
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From this reading She had slept late.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
extremely frightened
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
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From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What should she pass through this day?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What should she pass through this day?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
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From this reading Magnhild awoke the next day, not to joyous memories such as she had cherished every morning during the past few weeks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should she pass through this day?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something to which she must now rise that terrified her, and, moreover, grieved her.
