A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon. Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium? Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her? Things like that frequently happened. We determined to find out.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “We determined to find out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
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From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
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From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
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From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading We determined to find out.
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From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
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From this reading We determined to find out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
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From this reading Things like that frequently happened.
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From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
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From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
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From this reading Things like that frequently happened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
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From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
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From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
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From this reading Things like that frequently happened.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
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From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
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From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
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From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
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From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
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From this reading We determined to find out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
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From this reading Things like that frequently happened.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
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From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this the girl of our visions, now the "victim of amnesia" at Dr. Turber's Sanatorium?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE GIRL PRISONER We left Nanette at home and Alan and I started for the Turber Hospital about three o'clock that same afternoon.
belonging to which person
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Or was it merely some other girl whose memory had gone, and whose prosaic parents soon would come to claim her?
