A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXI
FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?" Waving something that crackled in mid air. "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth. "Paper!" scoffed Straws. "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Waving something that crackled in mid air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"”
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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 "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
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From this reading Waving something that crackled in mid air.
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From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
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From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
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From this reading Waving something that crackled in mid air.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
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From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
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From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
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From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
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From this reading "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
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From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
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From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Waving something that crackled in mid air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
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From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
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From this reading Waving something that crackled in mid air.
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From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
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From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
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From this reading "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
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From this reading "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
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From this reading "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
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From this reading "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
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From this reading "Paper!" scoffed Straws.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Waving something that crackled in mid air.
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From this reading "Paper!" scoffed Straws.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Waving something that crackled in mid air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A piece of paper," said Celestina from her place on the hearth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
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From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
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From this reading Waving something that crackled in mid air.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "It's that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not--money!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FROM GARRET TO GARDEN "Celestina, what do you think this is?"
