A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places. I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be. Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood. You were then not fixed, not crystallized. You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.”
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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 were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
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From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
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From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
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From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
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From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
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From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
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From this reading You were then not fixed, not crystallized.
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From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were then not fixed, not crystallized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
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From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You were then not fixed, not crystallized.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
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From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
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From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You were plastic, a soul in flux, a consciousness and an identity in the process of forming—ay, of forming and forgetting.
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From this reading You were then not fixed, not crystallized.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
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From this reading All my life I have had an awareness of other times and places.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
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From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were then not fixed, not crystallized.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been aware of other persons in me.—Oh, and trust me, so have you, my reader that is to be.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Read back into your childhood, and this sense of awareness I speak of will be remembered as an experience of your childhood.
