A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XL
HOME AGAIN. I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London. In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it. Ah! I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.”
later than; following
From this reading “I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOME AGAIN.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.”
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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 I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
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From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
later than; following
From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME AGAIN.
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From this reading Ah!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
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From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
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From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
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From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
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From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
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From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
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From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
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From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
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From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
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From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
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From this reading HOME AGAIN.
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From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
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From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
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From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
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From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
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From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
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From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
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From this reading I am growing a little anxious after another home, too; for the house of my tabernacle is falling to ruins about me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will not detain my readers with the record of the few days we spent in London.
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From this reading In writing the account of it, as in the experience of the time itself, I feel that I am near home, and grow the more anxious to reach it.
