A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
"'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'" "A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked. "Yes. Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history. "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.”
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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 great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
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From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
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From this reading "A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
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From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.
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From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
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From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
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From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
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From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A great many things seem to have happened in Hermannsburg," Flora remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'The story that I am going to tell now happened here in Hermannsburg.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "'It is, for one thing, a beautiful story for passion week; and then it gives a lovely picture of the relation in which princes and their vassals at that time stood to one another.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just think what it must be to live in a village with a history.
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From this reading "Yes.
