A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
ANTICIPATION "Are you given to remembering dates, Elice?" There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will. Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question. "Sometimes. Why?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sometimes.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.”
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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 There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading ANTICIPATION "Are you given to remembering dates, Elice?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ANTICIPATION "Are you given to remembering dates, Elice?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading ANTICIPATION "Are you given to remembering dates, Elice?"
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From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading ANTICIPATION "Are you given to remembering dates, Elice?"
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From this reading Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.
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From this reading ANTICIPATION "Are you given to remembering dates, Elice?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.
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From this reading ANTICIPATION "Are you given to remembering dates, Elice?"
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From this reading "Sometimes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANTICIPATION "Are you given to remembering dates, Elice?"
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From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.
at the time that
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
in or at the place that
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
which person or people
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
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From this reading Why?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There had been a pause,--one of the inevitable, normal pauses that occur when two people who are intimate are alone and conversation drifts where it will.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Into this particular void, without preamble, entered this question.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ANTICIPATION "Are you given to remembering dates, Elice?"
