A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table. “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli? Here is a letter for you.” Cornelli, looking up from her cup, glanced incredulously at the letter. “It is really for you.
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later than; following
From this reading ““Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is a letter for you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.”
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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 MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
later than; following
From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
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From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cornelli, looking up from her cup, glanced incredulously at the letter.
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From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cornelli, looking up from her cup, glanced incredulously at the letter.
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From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
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From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here is a letter for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cornelli, looking up from her cup, glanced incredulously at the letter.
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From this reading Cornelli, looking up from her cup, glanced incredulously at the letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
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From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cornelli, looking up from her cup, glanced incredulously at the letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a letter for you.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
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From this reading Cornelli, looking up from her cup, glanced incredulously at the letter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a letter for you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is really for you.
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From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
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From this reading Here is a letter for you.”
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From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cornelli, looking up from her cup, glanced incredulously at the letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
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From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
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From this reading “It is really for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
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From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cornelli, looking up from her cup, glanced incredulously at the letter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
at the time that
From this reading A MOTHER When Mr. Hellmut sat down to his coffee in the morning he always found letters and newspapers on the breakfast table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good gracious!” he exclaimed on the morning after the ladies’ departure, “what correspondents have you in town, Cornelli?
