A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
PASSAGES FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WANDERING JEW. “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die. But therein I am as usual deceived and disappointed. That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am. The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ““‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading ““‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.”
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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 The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But therein I am as usual deceived and disappointed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But therein I am as usual deceived and disappointed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
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From this reading PASSAGES FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WANDERING JEW.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But therein I am as usual deceived and disappointed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
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From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
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From this reading But therein I am as usual deceived and disappointed.
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From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
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From this reading But therein I am as usual deceived and disappointed.
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From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
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From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PASSAGES FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WANDERING JEW.
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From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
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From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
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From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PASSAGES FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WANDERING JEW.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
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From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
a period of time or extent
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
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From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
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From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
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From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PASSAGES FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WANDERING JEW.
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From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
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From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
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From this reading PASSAGES FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WANDERING JEW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
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From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
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From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
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From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PASSAGES FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WANDERING JEW.
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From this reading But therein I am as usual deceived and disappointed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
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From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
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From this reading But therein I am as usual deceived and disappointed.
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From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PASSAGES FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WANDERING JEW.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
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From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That I have been out of my mind I know, by having returned to the real knowledge of what I am.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “‘I have at length been ill, very ill, once more, and for many reasons foreign to the weightiest, which I had forgotten, I had hoped that I was going to die.
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From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The conscious present has again fallen together and made a whole with the past, and that whole is my personal identity.
