A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Asleep. I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind. Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled. A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it. My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard 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 A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
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From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
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From this reading Asleep.
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From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
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From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
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From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
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From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
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From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
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From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
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From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
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From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
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From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
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From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
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From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
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From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
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From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
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From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
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From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
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From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
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From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
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From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
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From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
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From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
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From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My aunt, seeing that the invalid was unusually drowsy, hastened the preparation for his nightly rest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I SHALL ever remember that evening: what followed impressed it so deeply on my mind.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading A brief prayer closed our meeting that night: I now doubt whether Percival heard it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percival seemed unconscious of any one's presence; his lips softly repeated the last word forgiven, and I thought that he smiled.
