A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
We all knew Isobel's history. It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy. We were all, I think, in different ways affected. Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy. We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We were all, I think, in different ways affected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were all, I think, in different ways affected.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.”
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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 Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
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From this reading We all knew Isobel's history.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading We all knew Isobel's history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
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From this reading We all knew Isobel's history.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
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From this reading We all knew Isobel's history.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
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From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
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From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
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From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
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From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
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From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all knew Isobel's history.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
