A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her. ‘Will you open this?’ I said. ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost. That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
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for the reason that
From this reading “That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “‘Will you open this?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.”
in the direction of
From this reading “I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.”
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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 I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
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From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
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From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
for the reason that
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
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From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
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From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
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From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
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From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
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From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
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From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
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From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘Will you open this?’
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From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said.
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From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Will you open this?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
in the direction of
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Will you open this?’
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From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Will you open this?’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
