A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details. Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored. She began to talk of Polly. "She’s the best of the lot," she said. "She’s a real lady.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began to talk of Polly.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.”
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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 Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
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From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
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From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to talk of Polly.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
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From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
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From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
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From this reading "She’s a real lady.
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From this reading "She’s the best of the lot," she said.
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From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
not any; not one
From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
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From this reading She began to talk of Polly.
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From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
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From this reading "She’s a real lady.
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From this reading "She’s the best of the lot," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
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From this reading "She’s the best of the lot," she said.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But no further questions on the part of Angelica could elicit any more details.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
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From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Annie didn’t want to talk about him; he was what she called a hardened sinner, and she considered him best ignored.
