A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange. She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn. Who had killed Colonel Hall? Who had murdered Jarvis Alpenny? Was the assassin one and the same?
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Was the assassin one and the same?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was the assassin one and the same?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.”
in the direction of
From this reading “It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.”
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From this reading Who had murdered Jarvis Alpenny?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
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From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
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From this reading Was the assassin one and the same?
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From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
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From this reading Who had killed Colonel Hall?
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From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
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From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
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From this reading Who had killed Colonel Hall?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
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From this reading Who had murdered Jarvis Alpenny?
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From this reading Who had killed Colonel Hall?
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From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who had murdered Jarvis Alpenny?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Was the assassin one and the same?
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From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was the assassin one and the same?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
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From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
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From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was the assassin one and the same?
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From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
in the direction of
From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
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From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
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From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all very strange, thought Beatrice, as she walked towards Convent Grange.
which person or people
From this reading Who had killed Colonel Hall?
but in spite of that
From this reading She had learned much from Orchard and from Mrs. Snow, yet apparently there was more to learn.
