A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------. June 12. I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me. But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received? I have received no letter from you; not a single one.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have received no letter from you; not a single one.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?”
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From this reading June 12.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have received no letter from you; not a single one.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
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From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
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From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
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From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have received no letter from you; not a single one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
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From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
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From this reading June 12.
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From this reading I have received no letter from you; not a single one.
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From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
not any; not one
From this reading I have received no letter from you; not a single one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have received no letter from you; not a single one.
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have received no letter from you; not a single one.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
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From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
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From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
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From this reading I have received no letter from you; not a single one.
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From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
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From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what is it you say about letters I ought to have received?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
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From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thank you, my dear friend, for the token of your remembrance which young B---hl brought me.
