A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
He began in accents which halted not a little. By degrees his voice grew firmer. Words came from him with greater fluency. ‘I am not yet forty. So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He began in accents which halted not a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He began in accents which halted not a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “‘I am not yet forty.”
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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 He began in accents which halted not a little.
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From this reading He began in accents which halted not a little.
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From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘I am not yet forty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began in accents which halted not a little.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By degrees his voice grew firmer.
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From this reading Words came from him with greater fluency.
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From this reading By degrees his voice grew firmer.
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From this reading By degrees his voice grew firmer.
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From this reading Words came from him with greater fluency.
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From this reading ‘I am not yet forty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Words came from him with greater fluency.
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From this reading Words came from him with greater fluency.
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From this reading By degrees his voice grew firmer.
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From this reading He began in accents which halted not a little.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began in accents which halted not a little.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Words came from him with greater fluency.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By degrees his voice grew firmer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I am not yet forty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He began in accents which halted not a little.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began in accents which halted not a little.
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From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He began in accents which halted not a little.
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From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
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From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
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From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
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From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
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From this reading By degrees his voice grew firmer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
at the time that
From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He began in accents which halted not a little.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Words came from him with greater fluency.
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From this reading Words came from him with greater fluency.
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From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
but in spite of that
From this reading ‘I am not yet forty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
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From this reading So when I tell you that twenty years ago I was a mere youth I am stating what is a sufficiently obvious truth.
