A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
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the past participle of “be”
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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except if; if not
From this reading “These have been left unchanged unless indicated │ │ with a”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
the past participle of “be”
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showing who or what does the action
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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From this reading Words may have │ │ multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in │ │ the text.
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From this reading These have been left unchanged unless indicated │ │ with a
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These have been left unchanged unless indicated │ │ with a
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Words may have │ │ multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in │ │ the text.
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From this reading Words may have │ │ multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in │ │ the text.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These have been left unchanged unless indicated │ │ with a
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
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From this reading These have been left unchanged unless indicated │ │ with a
except if; if not
From this reading These have been left unchanged unless indicated │ │ with a
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From this reading Words may have │ │ multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in │ │ the text.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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at the time that
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in the company of; together with
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
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From this reading │ │ │ │ Non-printable characteristics have been given the following │ │ transliteration: │ │ Italic text: --> _text_ │ │ │ │ This book was written in a period when many words had │ │ not become standardized in their spelling.
