A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter CCCXXVI
The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary. In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed. Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might. Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings. It was tolerably stupid for a long time.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was tolerably stupid for a long time.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was tolerably stupid for a long time.”
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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 In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed.
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From this reading In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was tolerably stupid for a long time.
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From this reading Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.
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From this reading In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary.
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From this reading Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was tolerably stupid for a long time.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary.
above and across; more than
From this reading Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.
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From this reading The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary.
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From this reading Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.
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From this reading The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary.
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From this reading In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed.
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From this reading It was tolerably stupid for a long time.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was tolerably stupid for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
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From this reading It was tolerably stupid for a long time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sewer of Paris in the Middle Ages was legendary.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the sixteenth century, Henri II. attempted a bore, which failed.
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From this reading Not a hundred years ago, the cesspool, Mercier attests the fact, was abandoned to itself, and fared as best it might.
