A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Fanny’s thoughts veered off. Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window. “Stephen was so funny to-day,” she said. Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly. “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.”
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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 Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
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From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
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From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
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From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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From this reading Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
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From this reading Fanny’s thoughts veered off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
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From this reading “Stephen was so funny to-day,” she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
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From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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From this reading Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
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From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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From this reading Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
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From this reading Fanny’s thoughts veered off.
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From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
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From this reading “Stephen was so funny to-day,” she said.
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From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
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From this reading Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
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From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Stephen was so funny to-day,” she said.
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From this reading “Stephen was so funny to-day,” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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From this reading Fanny’s thoughts veered off.
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From this reading “Stephen was so funny to-day,” she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
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From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
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From this reading Fanny’s thoughts veered off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Stephen was so funny to-day,” she said.
at the time that
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wilfred took a light from her smile, “How?” he asked eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raising her head, she smiled away in the direction of the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When I lifted him out of the tub this morning he yelled bloody murder as he always does, and I said: ‘Oh, for shame!’
