A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
It seemed to me as if the train did not move. I reached Bougival at eleven. Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell. It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me. At last the gardener came.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the gardener came.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to me as if the train did not move.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.”
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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 Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I reached Bougival at eleven.
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From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
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From this reading I reached Bougival at eleven.
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From this reading At last the gardener came.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading I reached Bougival at eleven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.
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From this reading At last the gardener came.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.
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From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reached Bougival at eleven.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the gardener came.
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From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
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From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
not any; not one
From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
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From this reading It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
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From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
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From this reading I reached Bougival at eleven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time that such a thing had occurred to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
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From this reading It seemed to me as if the train did not move.
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From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
at the time that
From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
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From this reading Not a window in the house was lighted up, and when I rang no one answered the bell.
