A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter CXLI
About a quarter of an hour elapsed. The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair. The two interlocutors seemed preoccupied. We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability. “Father Fauvent!”
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one of four equal parts
From this reading “About a quarter of an hour elapsed.”
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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 About a quarter of an hour elapsed.
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From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a quarter of an hour elapsed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About a quarter of an hour elapsed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
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From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
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From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
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From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
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From this reading About a quarter of an hour elapsed.
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From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
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From this reading “Father Fauvent!”
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From this reading “Father Fauvent!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
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From this reading About a quarter of an hour elapsed.
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From this reading The two interlocutors seemed preoccupied.
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From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About a quarter of an hour elapsed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
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From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
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From this reading The two interlocutors seemed preoccupied.
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From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
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From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
one of four equal parts
From this reading About a quarter of an hour elapsed.
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From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
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From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two interlocutors seemed preoccupied.
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From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
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From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
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From this reading The two interlocutors seemed preoccupied.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will present a stenographic report of the dialogue which then ensued, to the best of our ability.
