A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions? I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept! How one enjoyed any old thing--! Would it be better to end it all and go out quite? But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How one enjoyed any old thing--!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?”
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From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
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From this reading Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?
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From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
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From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
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From this reading Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
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From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
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From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
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From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
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From this reading Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?
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From this reading How one enjoyed any old thing--!
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From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
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From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
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From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
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From this reading Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?
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From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
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From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
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From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
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From this reading How one enjoyed any old thing--!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How one enjoyed any old thing--!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
in or at the place that
From this reading But where should I go?--the _me_ would not be dead.--I am beginning to believe in reincarnation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
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From this reading I cannot remember that I felt any exaltation specially--it just seemed part of the day's work--but how one slept!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it be better to end it all and go out quite?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! if I could only fight again!--that was the best sensation in life--the zest--the zest!--What is it which prompts us to do decent actions?
