A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul." "And with `hair slightly silvered at the temples!' _Ain_'t his hair slightly silvered at the temples?" he cried imploringly. "Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples? Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Ain_'t his hair slightly silvered at the temples?" he cried imploringly.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples?”
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From this reading _Ain_'t his hair slightly silvered at the temples?" he cried imploringly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And with `hair slightly silvered at the temples!'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And with `hair slightly silvered at the temples!'
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From this reading Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples?
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From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
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From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ain_'t his hair slightly silvered at the temples?" he cried imploringly.
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From this reading Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."
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From this reading Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."
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From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
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From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
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From this reading "And with `hair slightly silvered at the temples!'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Ain_'t his hair slightly silvered at the temples?" he cried imploringly.
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From this reading Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Ain_'t his hair slightly silvered at the temples?" he cried imploringly.
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From this reading _Ain_'t his hair slightly silvered at the temples?" he cried imploringly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."
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From this reading "Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples?
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From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
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From this reading "Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples?
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From this reading Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."
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From this reading "And with `hair slightly silvered at the temples!'
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From this reading "Oh, sister, in pity's name let his hair be slightly silvered at the temples?
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From this reading "And with `hair slightly silvered at the temples!'
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From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
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From this reading _Ain_'t his hair slightly silvered at the temples?" he cried imploringly.
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From this reading "And with `hair slightly silvered at the temples!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."
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From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hedrick raised himself to the attitude of the "Dying Gaul."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And with `hair slightly silvered at the temples!'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Only three grains of corn, your Grace; my children are starving!"
