A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
“The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity. We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too. There was his brother intriguing, too.” “Oh, yes!” he said. “Of course you know.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course you know.”
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From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
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From this reading There was his brother intriguing, too.”
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From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course you know.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, yes!” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was his brother intriguing, too.”
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From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
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From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
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From this reading There was his brother intriguing, too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course you know.
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From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
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From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course you know.
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” he said.
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From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
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From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
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From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
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From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
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From this reading There was his brother intriguing, too.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
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From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
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From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
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From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
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From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The man,” she said, thoughtfully, and very calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity.
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Of course you know.
