A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
THE MOAT OF THE KEEP. Richard left the cottage, and mounted Oliver. To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern. When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off. He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Richard left the cottage, and mounted Oliver.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.”
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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 To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard left the cottage, and mounted Oliver.
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From this reading He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
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From this reading He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
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From this reading Richard left the cottage, and mounted Oliver.
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From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
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From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
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From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
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From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
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From this reading THE MOAT OF THE KEEP.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Richard left the cottage, and mounted Oliver.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
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From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
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From this reading THE MOAT OF THE KEEP.
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From this reading Richard left the cottage, and mounted Oliver.
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From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOAT OF THE KEEP.
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From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
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From this reading Richard left the cottage, and mounted Oliver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
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From this reading He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
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From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
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From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
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From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
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From this reading Richard left the cottage, and mounted Oliver.
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From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
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From this reading He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
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From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
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From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOAT OF THE KEEP.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
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From this reading He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
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From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to his own room, cast himself on his bed, and tried to think.
at the time that
From this reading When he reached home, he found that his father had gone to pay a visit some miles off.
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From this reading To pass the time and indulge a mournful memory, he rode round by Wyfern.
