A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
LOST! "Send the children away!" The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before. "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you. When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.”
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From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
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From this reading "Send the children away!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
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From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
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From this reading "Send the children away!"
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From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
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From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
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From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
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From this reading LOST!
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From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
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From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
above and across; more than
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
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From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Send the children away!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
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From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Send the children away!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
at the time that
From this reading When we first settled in here, I looked over all my personal jewels, and everything was right.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
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From this reading The words recalled that first day of sorrow--eight months before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds, which really belongs to you.
