A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra. Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan. The resolve made the day before was the right one. To-day she would begin its execution. Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The resolve made the day before was the right one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The resolve made the day before was the right one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The resolve made the day before was the right one.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “To-day she would begin its execution.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
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From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
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From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
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From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
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From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
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From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
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From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
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From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
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From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
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From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
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From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
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From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
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From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
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From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
