A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
BUILDER. When you think of how she's been brought up. You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER. The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years. They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When you think of how she's been brought up.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When you think of how she's been brought up.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When you think of how she's been brought up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
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From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
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From this reading BUILDER.
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From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
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From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
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From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
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From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
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From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
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From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
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From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
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From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
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From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
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From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
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From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
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From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
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From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
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From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
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From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
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From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
at the time that
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
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From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would have thought that religion alone-- MRS BUILDER.
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From this reading The girls haven't wanted to go to church for years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you think of how she's been brought up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They've always said they didn't see why they should go to keep up your position.
