A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand. She had just come upon it among some papers. She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live. It was the key which gave entrance to the Gardens. Each householder possessed one.
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later than; following
From this reading “She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “She had just come upon it among some papers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had just come upon it among some papers.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Each householder possessed one.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She had just come upon it among some papers.”
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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 Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
later than; following
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She had just come upon it among some papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
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From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
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From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
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From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had just come upon it among some papers.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
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From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each householder possessed one.
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From this reading It was the key which gave entrance to the Gardens.
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From this reading It was the key which gave entrance to the Gardens.
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From this reading It was the key which gave entrance to the Gardens.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just come upon it among some papers.
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From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
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From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
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From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
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From this reading Each householder possessed one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had just come upon it among some papers.
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From this reading She had just come upon it among some papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each householder possessed one.
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From this reading She had just come upon it among some papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each householder possessed one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
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From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
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From this reading She had just come upon it among some papers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robin sat at the desk in her private room and looked at a key she held in her hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had just come upon it among some papers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the key which gave entrance to the Gardens.
at the time that
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had put it into a narrow lacquered box when she arranged her belongings, after she left the house in which her mother continued to live.
