A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance. This is why it does so. The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose. At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun. So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.”
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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 The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
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From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
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From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
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From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
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From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
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From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
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From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
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From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
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From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
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From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
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From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is why it does so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is why it does so.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This is why it does so.
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From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
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From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
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From this reading So the “night-blooming cereus” blossom in the night, only for an hour, giving out its sweet fragrance, and then dies.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
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From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little calyx holds the petals in such a way that the moment it turns back they are let loose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is why it does so.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At once it bursts out into full flower, with this funny noise, like a pop-gun.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you watch that pretty flower, and listen, you can hear this strange performance.
