A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter CXXIII
Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs. At certain hours childhood sparkled in that cloister. The recreation hour struck. A door swung on its hinges. The birds said, “Good; here come the children!”
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despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading “Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.”
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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 A door swung on its hinges.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in that cloister.
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in that cloister.
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From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in that cloister.
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From this reading The birds said, “Good; here come the children!”
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in that cloister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds said, “Good; here come the children!”
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From this reading A door swung on its hinges.
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From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
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From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds said, “Good; here come the children!”
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From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds said, “Good; here come the children!”
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From this reading A door swung on its hinges.
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From this reading The recreation hour struck.
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in that cloister.
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From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in that cloister.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A door swung on its hinges.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A door swung on its hinges.
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From this reading The recreation hour struck.
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From this reading The birds said, “Good; here come the children!”
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From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in that cloister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The recreation hour struck.
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From this reading A door swung on its hinges.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in that cloister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The recreation hour struck.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
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From this reading Nonetheless, these young girls filled this grave house with charming souvenirs.
