A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
THE HISTORY OF THE ISLANDERS. "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office. His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly. I was then two-and-twenty and he was thirty. "I bore him a daughter, whom we called Noémi.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.”
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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 "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
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From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
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From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
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From this reading "I bore him a daughter, whom we called Noémi.
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From this reading "I bore him a daughter, whom we called Noémi.
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From this reading "I bore him a daughter, whom we called Noémi.
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From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
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From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I bore him a daughter, whom we called Noémi.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
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From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE ISLANDERS.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
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From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was then two-and-twenty and he was thirty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
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From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE ISLANDERS.
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From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
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From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
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From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
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From this reading "I bore him a daughter, whom we called Noémi.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE ISLANDERS.
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From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
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From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
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From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE ISLANDERS.
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From this reading I was then two-and-twenty and he was thirty.
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From this reading I was then two-and-twenty and he was thirty.
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From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
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From this reading I was then two-and-twenty and he was thirty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I bore him a daughter, whom we called Noémi.
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From this reading "Twelve years ago we lived in Pancsova, where my husband held a municipal office.
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From this reading His name was Bellovary; he was young, handsome, and honest, and we loved each other dearly.
