A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
“Poor Piedelot! But we will avenge you, you may be sure!” “Yes, yes; I want you to do that. There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday. She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “But we will avenge you, you may be sure!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Poor Piedelot!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we will avenge you, you may be sure!””
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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 There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
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From this reading But we will avenge you, you may be sure!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But we will avenge you, you may be sure!”
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From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we will avenge you, you may be sure!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, yes; I want you to do that.
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From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
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From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, yes; I want you to do that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
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From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
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From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But we will avenge you, you may be sure!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
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From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
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From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
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From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
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From this reading “Poor Piedelot!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Piedelot!
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From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
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From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we will avenge you, you may be sure!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, yes; I want you to do that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
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From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, yes; I want you to do that.
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From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
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From this reading “Yes, yes; I want you to do that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we will avenge you, you may be sure!”
which person or people
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
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From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But we will avenge you, you may be sure!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is dressed like a lancer, and she tortured me the most yesterday, and suggested burning me; and it was she who set fire to the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, yes; I want you to do that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is, in particular, a woman among them who passes as the wife of the lancer whom the captain killed yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But we will avenge you, you may be sure!”
