A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
"Such a wet night. Who would have thought it was going to rain? I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added. "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?" "Oh, yes," he answered, indifferently, "something of the sort was on.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, yes," he answered, indifferently, "something of the sort was on.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who would have thought it was going to rain?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who would have thought it was going to rain?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who would have thought it was going to rain?”
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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 "Such a wet night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.
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From this reading I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, yes," he answered, indifferently, "something of the sort was on.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.
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From this reading Who would have thought it was going to rain?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who would have thought it was going to rain?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, yes," he answered, indifferently, "something of the sort was on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
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From this reading "Oh, yes," he answered, indifferently, "something of the sort was on.
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who would have thought it was going to rain?
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
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From this reading "Such a wet night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
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From this reading "Oh, yes," he answered, indifferently, "something of the sort was on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, yes," he answered, indifferently, "something of the sort was on.
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
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From this reading Who would have thought it was going to rain?
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From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
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From this reading "Oh, yes," he answered, indifferently, "something of the sort was on.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such a wet night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who would have thought it was going to rain?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who would have thought it was going to rain?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who would have thought it was going to rain?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.
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From this reading "Such a wet night.
which person or people
From this reading Who would have thought it was going to rain?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "At dinner Mrs. Cressler said you had an important committee meeting--something to do with the Art Institute, the award of prizes; was that it?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would have thought it was going to rain?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes," he answered, indifferently, "something of the sort was on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was afraid you were not coming at first," she added.
