A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
“Say you hate me!” he persisted. “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile. She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand. “Was it much--?” she began at length. “Much--?” he returned, vaguely.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Was it much--?” she began at length.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading ““Was it much--?” she began at length.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Much--?” he returned, vaguely.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.”
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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 “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Was it much--?” she began at length.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was it much--?” she began at length.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
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From this reading “Say you hate me!” he persisted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Say you hate me!” he persisted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Was it much--?” she began at length.
a period of time or extent
From this reading “Was it much--?” she began at length.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Say you hate me!” he persisted.
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From this reading “Was it much--?” she began at length.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
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From this reading “Say you hate me!” he persisted.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Much--?” he returned, vaguely.
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From this reading “Say you hate me!” he persisted.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
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From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
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From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
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From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
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From this reading “Much--?” he returned, vaguely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was it much--?” she began at length.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would have been so simple,” she answered with a strange smile.
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From this reading She dropped into a chair near the writing-table and rested a bowed forehead on her hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say you hate me!” he persisted.
