A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Leopold listened to her words a little gravely. "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?" "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained. "We sit in the box here and I recognise the Yellow Eye. I hurry here.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leopold listened to her words a little gravely.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"”
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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 Leopold listened to her words a little gravely.
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From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
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From this reading "We sit in the box here and I recognise the Yellow Eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We sit in the box here and I recognise the Yellow Eye.
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From this reading Leopold listened to her words a little gravely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leopold listened to her words a little gravely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
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From this reading I hurry here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We sit in the box here and I recognise the Yellow Eye.
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From this reading Leopold listened to her words a little gravely.
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From this reading Leopold listened to her words a little gravely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leopold listened to her words a little gravely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
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From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We sit in the box here and I recognise the Yellow Eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We sit in the box here and I recognise the Yellow Eye.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leopold listened to her words a little gravely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We sit in the box here and I recognise the Yellow Eye.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have dined and am spending the evening with Mr. Aaron Rodd," she explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leopold listened to her words a little gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We sit in the box here and I recognise the Yellow Eye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you tell me, my sister," he enquired, "what you are doing here?"
