A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
CONCLUSION. The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told. It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history. Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed. On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.
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later than; following
From this reading “Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.”
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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 may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
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From this reading Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
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From this reading CONCLUSION.
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From this reading Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.
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From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
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From this reading On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
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From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
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From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
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From this reading Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.
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From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
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From this reading Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.
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From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. O'Hara never returned to the cottage on the cliffs after the perpetration of the deed.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
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From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading On the unhappy priest devolved the duty of doing whatever must be done.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
which person or people
From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
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From this reading It may perhaps be well to collect the scattered ends of the threads of the tale for the benefit of readers who desire to know the whole of a history.
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From this reading The story of the poor mad woman who still proclaims in her seclusion the justice of the deed which she did, has now been told.
