A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’ ‘How did you recognise them?’ Mrs Milvain inquired. ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum. It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs Milvain inquired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’”
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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 ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
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From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
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From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
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From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
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From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘How did you recognise them?’
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From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
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From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
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From this reading It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
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From this reading ‘How did you recognise them?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs Milvain inquired.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Milvain inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Milvain inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How did you recognise them?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘How did you recognise them?’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I passed an old buffer and a pale-faced girl whom I know by sight at the British Museum.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘How did you recognise them?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I think’ said Jasper, as he entered the room where his mother and Maud were busy with plain needlework, ‘I must have met Alfred Yule and his daughter.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t near Yule’s house, but they were taking a walk.’
