A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
ON THE HILL AT SAMAC. As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me. In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age. “What do you want? Who are you?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.”
in the direction of
From this reading “As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.”
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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 In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
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From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who are you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
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From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want?
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
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From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
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From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
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From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
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From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE HILL AT SAMAC.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
in the direction of
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
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From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
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From this reading “What do you want?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want?
which person or people
From this reading As I stepped forward two persons who had been sitting apart from her rose and came quickly toward me.
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From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my abstraction I had not noticed them; but I saw now that one was a priest and the other a matronly woman of between thirty and forty years of age.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want?
