A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
AND THE PERFORMANCE. By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow. The girl seemed surprised at their number. The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together. "We didn't expect that you would come."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We didn't expect that you would come."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “"We didn't expect that you would come."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl seemed surprised at their number.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl seemed surprised at their number.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"We didn't expect that you would come."”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND THE PERFORMANCE.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl seemed surprised at their number.
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From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
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From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
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From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We didn't expect that you would come."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We didn't expect that you would come."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
to think that something will happen
From this reading "We didn't expect that you would come."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl seemed surprised at their number.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
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From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
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From this reading The girl seemed surprised at their number.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AND THE PERFORMANCE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl seemed surprised at their number.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl seemed surprised at their number.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We didn't expect that you would come."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND THE PERFORMANCE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girl seemed surprised at their number.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The driver was paid, the cart disappeared, the door was shut; the girl and I were alone together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We didn't expect that you would come."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By degrees my belongings were borne into the hall, hidden under an envelope of snow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We didn't expect that you would come."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We didn't expect that you would come."
