A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay. The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however. You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change. It is not the same. It never will be the same.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It never will be the same.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.”
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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 You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
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From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
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From this reading The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.
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From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
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From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It never will be the same.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
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From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
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From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
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From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
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From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
apart from; not including
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
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From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.
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From this reading The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.
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From this reading The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.
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From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not the same.
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From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never will be the same.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
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From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
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From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
at the time that
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
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From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
but in spite of that
From this reading The change that is almost imperceptible and yet inexorable is much the same, however.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will see a community apparently changeless as the years pass by; and yet, when the years have gone and you look back, there has been a change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Progress is like the insidious change from youth to old age, except that progress does not mean decay.
