A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
“What good will that do you?” “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend. “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.” She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed: “Was that why you came here?
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acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What good will that do you?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Was that why you came here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
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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 She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
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From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
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From this reading “Was that why you came here?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What good will that do you?”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
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From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
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From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
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From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
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From this reading “What good will that do you?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was that why you came here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
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From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
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From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
belonging to the person speaking
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From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
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From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
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From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
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From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
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From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
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From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What good will that do you?”
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From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
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From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was that why you came here?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What good will that do you?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
the person or people being spoken to
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