A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it. Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity. He tried to be agreeable, because that was his nature. That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable. So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
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for the reason that
From this reading “He tried to be agreeable, because that was his nature.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.”
for this reason
From this reading “So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.”
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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 Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
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From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading He tried to be agreeable, because that was his nature.
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From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He tried to be agreeable, because that was his nature.
for the reason that
From this reading He tried to be agreeable, because that was his nature.
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From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
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From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
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From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
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From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
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From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
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From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
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From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
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From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to be agreeable, because that was his nature.
for this reason
From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
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From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
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From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
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From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
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From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
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From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
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From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading He tried to be agreeable, because that was his nature.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
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From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
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From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So it was “Hence, loathed Melancholy!” and a brave endeavor to be as jocund as the poet’s lines!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob didn’t make more than a dozen remarks that failed to add to his popularity.
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From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
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From this reading He tried to be agreeable, because that was his nature.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He tried to be agreeable, because that was his nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luncheon came and went, but nothing actually tragic happened at it.
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From this reading That “even-tenor-of-his-way” condition made it incumbent on him—yes, made it his sacred duty to be bright and amiable.
