A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual. It was Sunday night. She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France. She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool. Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.”
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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 She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
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From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
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From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
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From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
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From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
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From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
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From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
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From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
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From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
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From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
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From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
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From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
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From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
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From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
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From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
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From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
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From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
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From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
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From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
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From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
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From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sunday night.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
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From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
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From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
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From this reading It was Sunday night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
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From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Sunday night.
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From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO days later Victoria was floating in the curious ether of the unusual.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was before a little table at one of those concealed restaurants in Soho where blows fragrant the wind of France.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before her lay the little table, with its rough cloth, imperfectly clean and shining dully with brittania ware.
