A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
_Sunday_, _Sept._ 5 (?), 1891. MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come. You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles. Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters. I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.”
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From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
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From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
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From this reading _Sunday_, _Sept._ 5 (?), 1891.
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From this reading _Sunday_, _Sept._ 5 (?), 1891.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
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From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
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From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
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From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.
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From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
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From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
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From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
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From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
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From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.
not any; not one
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
above and across; more than
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
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From this reading _Sunday_, _Sept._ 5 (?), 1891.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sunday_, _Sept._ 5 (?), 1891.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
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From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Conceive that for the last month I have been living there between 1786 and 1850, in my grandfather’s diaries and letters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I _had_ to take a rest; no use talking; so I put in a month over my _Lives of the Stevensons_ with great pleasure and profit and some advance; one chapter and a part drafted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You ask me if I am ever homesick for the Highlands and the Isles.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Yours from Lochinver has just come.
