A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
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the past participle of “be”
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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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 A number of words in this book have both hyphenated and non-hyphenated variants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A number of words in this book have both hyphenated and non-hyphenated variants.
the past participle of “be”
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the two together, not just one
From this reading A number of words in this book have both hyphenated and non-hyphenated variants.
showing who or what does the action
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the words with both variants present the one more used has been kept.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading For the words with both variants present the one more used has been kept.
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From this reading A number of words in this book have both hyphenated and non-hyphenated variants.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A number of words in this book have both hyphenated and non-hyphenated variants.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A number of words in this book have both hyphenated and non-hyphenated variants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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in the company of; together with
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