A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
AFFIRMATIONS. PREFACE. THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express. In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems. Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.”
shining brightly
From this reading “Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.”
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From this reading AFFIRMATIONS.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
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From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
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From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
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From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
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From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
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From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
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From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
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From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
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From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
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From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
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From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
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From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
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From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
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From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
not any; not one
From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
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From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
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From this reading PREFACE.
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From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
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From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
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From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
shining brightly
From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
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From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
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From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In its chief but rarer aspect literature is the medium of art, and as such can raise no ethical problems.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
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From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
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From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
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From this reading THERE are at least two ways of looking at books and at the personalities books express.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
in or at the place that
From this reading Whatever morality or immorality art may hold is quiescent, or lifted into an atmosphere of radiant immortality where questioning is irrelevant.
