A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
THE MARRIAGE. “The two men approached the window. We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’ ‘Yes, monseigneur, quite sure,’ said the other. ‘It is the fifth house from the corner of the Rue St. Paul.’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Yes, monseigneur, quite sure,’ said the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’”
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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 We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
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From this reading “The two men approached the window.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
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From this reading ‘It is the fifth house from the corner of the Rue St. Paul.’
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From this reading ‘It is the fifth house from the corner of the Rue St. Paul.’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘It is the fifth house from the corner of the Rue St. Paul.’
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From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
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From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It is the fifth house from the corner of the Rue St. Paul.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE.
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From this reading “The two men approached the window.
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From this reading ‘Yes, monseigneur, quite sure,’ said the other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘It is the fifth house from the corner of the Rue St. Paul.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
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From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, monseigneur, quite sure,’ said the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It is the fifth house from the corner of the Rue St. Paul.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes, monseigneur, quite sure,’ said the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It is the fifth house from the corner of the Rue St. Paul.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, monseigneur, quite sure,’ said the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It is the fifth house from the corner of the Rue St. Paul.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARRIAGE.
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From this reading “The two men approached the window.
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From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
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From this reading “The two men approached the window.
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From this reading ‘Yes, monseigneur, quite sure,’ said the other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We gently opened it a little way, and heard one say, ‘Are you sure it is here?’
