A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
CONTENTS OF VOL.I. TWO YEARS AGO. INTRODUCTORY. It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since. And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!”
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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 may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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From this reading TWO YEARS AGO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.I.
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From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.I.
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY.
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From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.I.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
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From this reading TWO YEARS AGO.
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From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.I.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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From this reading TWO YEARS AGO.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
