A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
"Yes--some of my friends across the sea." I had not asked him--he had read my mind. "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left. The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline." "Your children?"
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “"Yes--some of my friends across the sea."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had not asked him--he had read my mind.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had not asked him--he had read my mind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.”
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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 "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
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From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
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From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
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From this reading "Your children?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
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From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
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From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
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From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
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From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
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From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had not asked him--he had read my mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
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From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The oldest is named Olga, and that little one in the middle, with the cap on her head--that is Pauline."
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From this reading "Yes--some of my friends across the sea."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This one you did not see--I keep it behind the others--three of them, like a little pair of steps--all I have left.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your children?"
