A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished. This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live. "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay." We wait. What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
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later than; following
From this reading “What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.”
during the time that
From this reading “This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.”
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later than; following
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
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From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
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From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
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From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
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From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
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From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
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From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
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From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
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From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
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From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
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From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
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From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
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From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
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From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
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From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
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From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
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From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
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From this reading We wait.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wait.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
during the time that
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
which person or people
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
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From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
