A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXI
Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour. Ten years! It is a very long time in a life. It makes a young man middle-aged, and a middle-aged man old. It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a very long time in a life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a very long time in a life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.”
during the time that
From this reading “It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.”
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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 It is a very long time in a life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It makes a young man middle-aged, and a middle-aged man old.
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From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
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From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
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From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
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From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
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From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a very long time in a life.
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From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a very long time in a life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a very long time in a life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a very long time in a life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a very long time in a life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
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From this reading It makes a young man middle-aged, and a middle-aged man old.
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From this reading It makes a young man middle-aged, and a middle-aged man old.
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From this reading It makes a young man middle-aged, and a middle-aged man old.
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From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
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From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
not any; not one
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
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From this reading It makes a young man middle-aged, and a middle-aged man old.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
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From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
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From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
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From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
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From this reading It is a very long time in a life.
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From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
at the time that
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
during the time that
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
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From this reading Ten years had passed away since the time of that wedding tour.
but in spite of that
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
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From this reading It makes a young man middle-aged, and a middle-aged man old.
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From this reading It takes away the bloom of youth, and the ignorance of the most inexperienced; and yet what a little while it is!--no more than a day when you look back upon it.
