A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
A WINTER’S WALK. Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood. He was familiar with all the stages of depression. He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life. In his youth there had been a momentary blaze of gayety and pleasure.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.”
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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 A WINTER’S WALK.
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From this reading He was familiar with all the stages of depression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In his youth there had been a momentary blaze of gayety and pleasure.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.
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From this reading In his youth there had been a momentary blaze of gayety and pleasure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.
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From this reading He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.
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From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
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From this reading He was familiar with all the stages of depression.
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From this reading He was familiar with all the stages of depression.
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From this reading In his youth there had been a momentary blaze of gayety and pleasure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.
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From this reading He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was familiar with all the stages of depression.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.
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From this reading He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.
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From this reading In his youth there had been a momentary blaze of gayety and pleasure.
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From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
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From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was familiar with all the stages of depression.
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From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
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From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
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From this reading In his youth there had been a momentary blaze of gayety and pleasure.
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From this reading He was familiar with all the stages of depression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was familiar with all the stages of depression.
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From this reading In his youth there had been a momentary blaze of gayety and pleasure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
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From this reading A WINTER’S WALK.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was familiar with all the stages of depression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Penton went out to take his walk in a depressed mood.
which person or people
From this reading He was a man who thought he had been hardly dealt with in the course of his life.
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From this reading A WINTER’S WALK.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was familiar with all the stages of depression.
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From this reading In his youth there had been a momentary blaze of gayety and pleasure.
