A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
AN INCIDENT. It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer. The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes. There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities. How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.”
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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 It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
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From this reading It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INCIDENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
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From this reading How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
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From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
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From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
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From this reading How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.
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From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
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From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
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From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
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From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
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From this reading It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
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From this reading How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
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From this reading AN INCIDENT.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
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From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
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From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.
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From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
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From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
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From this reading How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.
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From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How endlessly his position as a clergyman, he thought, added to his miseries!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fair morning of All Hallows' summer.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees were nearly despoiled, but the grass was green, and there was a memory of spring in the low sad sunshine: even the sunshine, the gladdest thing in creation, is sad sometimes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no wind, nothing to fight with, nothing to turn his mind from its own miserable perplexities.
