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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of is here in full — 1157 sentences across 232 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, we can't have it now. You see that." "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says. The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself. I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."
Chapter 32 of The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of is here in full — 1157 sentences across 232 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “"Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “"Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.”
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading “"Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “"Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.”
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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 "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."
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From this reading "Well, we can't have it now.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
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From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."
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From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, we can't have it now.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, we can't have it now.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, we can't have it now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see that."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You see that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, we can't have it now.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, we can't have it now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Carmen, I don't care a rap what the public thinks or says.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I fancy she will not like it as much as you did."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The child's got to face the world some time, and look out for herself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see that."
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