A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Recognition Saturday came. Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky. It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much. First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning. But at neither time did the sun show his face.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “But at neither time did the sun show his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But at neither time did the sun show his face.”
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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 It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
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From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at neither time did the sun show his face.
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From this reading Recognition Saturday came.
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From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
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From this reading Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky.
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From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But at neither time did the sun show his face.
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From this reading Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky.
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From this reading But at neither time did the sun show his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
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From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But at neither time did the sun show his face.
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From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
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From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But at neither time did the sun show his face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
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From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
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From this reading Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky.
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From this reading Recognition Saturday came.
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From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
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From this reading Recognition Saturday came.
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From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
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From this reading But at neither time did the sun show his face.
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From this reading Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky.
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From this reading But at neither time did the sun show his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky.
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From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
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From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at neither time did the sun show his face.
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From this reading Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky.
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From this reading First they hoped for a change at twelve o'clock, and then at the afternoon tide-turning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a becoming day for the scenery, and the little girls regretted it much.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Torn, ragged clouds were driven across the sky.
