A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
THE STORY OF ALBREGE. "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself. "One story?" cried Joel. "Tell us twenty, a hundred! You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"One story?" cried Joel.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One story?" cried Joel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell us twenty, a hundred!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.”
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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 "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading THE STORY OF ALBREGE.
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From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One story?" cried Joel.
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From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading "Tell us twenty, a hundred!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF ALBREGE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One story?" cried Joel.
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From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You must have seen so much! so many countries! so many peoples!
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From this reading THE STORY OF ALBREGE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell us twenty, a hundred!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF ALBREGE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
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From this reading "Tell us twenty, a hundred!
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From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell us twenty, a hundred!
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From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it a story that you want of me?" asked the unknown guest turning to Joel, and seeing the eyes of all fixed upon himself.
