A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move. I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement. Morning had already broken across the sea. My green-shaded lamp was burning with a sickly light. The moon had turned pale and colourless whilst I sat at my desk.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Morning had already broken across the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morning had already broken across the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morning had already broken across the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morning had already broken across the sea.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.”
betrayal of trust
From this reading “TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “The moon had turned pale and colourless whilst I sat at my desk.”
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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 My green-shaded lamp was burning with a sickly light.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Morning had already broken across the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning had already broken across the sea.
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From this reading I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning had already broken across the sea.
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From this reading My green-shaded lamp was burning with a sickly light.
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From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
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From this reading The moon had turned pale and colourless whilst I sat at my desk.
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From this reading The moon had turned pale and colourless whilst I sat at my desk.
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From this reading I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.
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From this reading My green-shaded lamp was burning with a sickly light.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Morning had already broken across the sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.
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From this reading My green-shaded lamp was burning with a sickly light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
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From this reading My green-shaded lamp was burning with a sickly light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had turned pale and colourless whilst I sat at my desk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning had already broken across the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
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From this reading I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.
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From this reading The moon had turned pale and colourless whilst I sat at my desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rubbed my eyes and looked out in momentary amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had turned pale and colourless whilst I sat at my desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morning had already broken across the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My green-shaded lamp was burning with a sickly light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
betrayal of trust
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
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From this reading The moon had turned pale and colourless whilst I sat at my desk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
at the time that
From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The moon had turned pale and colourless whilst I sat at my desk.
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From this reading TREACHERY The sunlight was streaming through the window when at last my pen ceased to move.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My green-shaded lamp was burning with a sickly light.
