A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
I SIN AND REPENT. The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected. I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy. When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction. I shall not dwell upon my school history.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall not dwell upon my school history.”
in the direction of
From this reading “When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I shall not dwell upon my school history.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.”
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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 When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I SIN AND REPENT.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
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From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
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From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
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From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
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From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
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From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SIN AND REPENT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
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From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading I SIN AND REPENT.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
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From this reading I SIN AND REPENT.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
in the direction of
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
at the time that
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
