A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
She smiled up at him, and shook her head. "You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly. "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house. It isn't done." "Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It isn't done."”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She smiled up at him, and shook her head.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She smiled up at him, and shook her head.
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From this reading "You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
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From this reading "Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.
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From this reading "You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.
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From this reading "Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It isn't done."
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From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
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From this reading She smiled up at him, and shook her head.
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From this reading "You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled up at him, and shook her head.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She smiled up at him, and shook her head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
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From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
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From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
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From this reading It isn't done."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.
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From this reading "You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled up at him, and shook her head.
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From this reading She smiled up at him, and shook her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She smiled up at him, and shook her head.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.
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From this reading "Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't you suppose I know that?" answered Clarence tempestuously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
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From this reading She smiled up at him, and shook her head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You make love beautifully," she heard herself saying coolly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you really shouldn't make it to your host's fiancée in his house.
