A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
OLD ALICE'S HISTORY. To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content. ELLIOTT. Another year passed on. The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another year passed on.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another year passed on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.”
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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 To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
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From this reading OLD ALICE'S HISTORY.
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From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
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From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another year passed on.
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From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
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From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
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From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
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From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
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From this reading ELLIOTT.
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From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
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From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
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From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
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From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
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From this reading OLD ALICE'S HISTORY.
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From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
not any; not one
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
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From this reading OLD ALICE'S HISTORY.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Another year passed on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another year passed on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The waves of time seemed long since to have swept away all trace of poor Mary Barton.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To envy nought beneath the ample sky; To mourn no evil deed, no hour mis-spent; And, like a living violet, silently Return in sweets to Heaven what goodness lent, Then bend beneath the chastening shower content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another year passed on.
