A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city. Back to the hamlet for you, boy; you're lost. "You're not? You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark? My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.”
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
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From this reading Back to the hamlet for you, boy; you're lost.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading Back to the hamlet for you, boy; you're lost.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
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From this reading My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
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From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Back to the hamlet for you, boy; you're lost.
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From this reading Back to the hamlet for you, boy; you're lost.
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From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading Back to the hamlet for you, boy; you're lost.
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not?
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Back to the hamlet for you, boy; you're lost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
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From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
at the time that
From this reading My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
in or at the place that
From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 27 Melinda Street, Toronto "What! never been to a political meeting; an' you living in a city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back to the hamlet for you, boy; you're lost.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know where you live, and could find your way home in the dark?
