A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura. Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child. She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts. Laura had been a different woman since then. Cross-examined.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Laura had been a different woman since then.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.”
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading “Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Laura had been a different woman since then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.”
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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 She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
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From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
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From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cross-examined.
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From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Laura had been a different woman since then.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
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From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
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From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
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From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
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From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
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From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
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From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Laura had been a different woman since then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Silas, that its Mr. Hawkins, and she always loved Laura, as if she had been their own, child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then narrated the circumstances of Laura's supposed marriage, her abandonment and long illness, in a manner that touched all hearts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Hawkins slowly and conscientiously, as if every detail of her family history was important, told the story of the steamboat explosion, of the finding and adoption of Laura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura had been a different woman since then.
