A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Ramona laughed. “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets? I did not think then I would use it so soon. But it hurts my forehead, Alessandro. It isn't the weight, but the strings cut.
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To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not think then I would use it so soon.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not think then I would use it so soon.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I did not think then I would use it so soon.”
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From this reading But it hurts my forehead, Alessandro.
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From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it hurts my forehead, Alessandro.
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From this reading It isn't the weight, but the strings cut.
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From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not think then I would use it so soon.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
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From this reading But it hurts my forehead, Alessandro.
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From this reading But it hurts my forehead, Alessandro.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not think then I would use it so soon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
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From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
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From this reading It isn't the weight, but the strings cut.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not think then I would use it so soon.
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From this reading Ramona laughed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
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From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But it hurts my forehead, Alessandro.
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From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not think then I would use it so soon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
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From this reading Ramona laughed.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
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From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
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From this reading I did not think then I would use it so soon.
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From this reading It isn't the weight, but the strings cut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
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From this reading I did not think then I would use it so soon.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not think then I would use it so soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not think then I would use it so soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't the weight, but the strings cut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I did not think then I would use it so soon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you remember the day you showed me how the Indian women carried so much on their backs, in these nets?
