A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place. It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch. The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved. The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor. The king had a palace there; he saw the outside of it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The king had a palace there; he saw the outside of it.”
impressive and beautiful signs of wealth or importance
From this reading “The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.”
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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 AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
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From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
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From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
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From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
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From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The king had a palace there; he saw the outside of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The king had a palace there; he saw the outside of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
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From this reading The king had a palace there; he saw the outside of it.
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
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From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The king had a palace there; he saw the outside of it.
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From this reading The king had a palace there; he saw the outside of it.
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king had a palace there; he saw the outside of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
impressive and beautiful signs of wealth or importance
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The populace was an ever flocking and drifting swarm of rags, and splendors, of nodding plumes and shining armor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
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From this reading The king had a palace there; he saw the outside of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
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From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
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From this reading It was merely a great big village; and mainly mud and thatch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK London--to a slave--was a sufficiently interesting place.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets were muddy, crooked, unpaved.
