A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird? It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it. My bird did not live as long as the tree." "Well, I don't see as we can love anything. Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any thing at all
From this reading “"Well, I don't see as we can love anything.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My bird did not live as long as the tree."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I don't see as we can love anything.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
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From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
any thing at all
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
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From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
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From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
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From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
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From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
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From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
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From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
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From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
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From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
To recall to mind.
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dear little brother died before the bird, and I loved him better than any bird, or tree, or flower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
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From this reading My bird did not live as long as the tree."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
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From this reading "Well, I don't see as we can love anything.
in or at the place that
From this reading It died in the middle of the summer, and we planted bright flowers in the ground where we buried it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading George, don't you remember my beautiful canary bird?
