A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about. To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral. It's about one of the times I went fishing. You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission. But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's about one of the times I went fishing.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.”
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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 You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
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From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
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From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
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From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
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From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
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From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
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From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
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From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
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From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
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From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
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From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
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From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
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From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
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From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
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From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
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From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
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From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
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From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
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From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
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From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
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From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see, in our house there was a sort of family prejudice against going fishing if you hadn't permission.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's about one of the times I went fishing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To go back to my childhood, there's another little incident that comes to me from which you can draw even another moral.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it would frequently be bad judgment to ask.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The moral in this is perfectly clear, and I think there's one in the next memory I'm going to tell you about.
