A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use. There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago. I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now. Ruining myself? Why, I _have_ ruined myself long ago.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Ruining myself?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago.”
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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 But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
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From this reading There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago.
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From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
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From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
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From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
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From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago.
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From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
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From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, I _have_ ruined myself long ago.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
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From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
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From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Ruining myself?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
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From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
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From this reading Why, I _have_ ruined myself long ago.
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From this reading Ruining myself?
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From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
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From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
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From this reading There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
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From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
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From this reading I used to care, I used to be sorry and all that, but I'm not now.
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From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There _was_ a time for that, but that was long ago.
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From this reading Why, I _have_ ruined myself long ago.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Vandover interrupted him with a gesture, saying, "Don't go on, Dolly; it isn't the least use.
