A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before. For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream. Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness. "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face. "How came I here?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How came I here?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.”
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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 When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
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From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
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From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
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From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
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From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
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From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
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From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
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From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How came I here?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading "How came I here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
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From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
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From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
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From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
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From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
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From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
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From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For one brief instant she quite imagined the terrible ordeal through which she had passed was but a dream.
at the time that
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where am I?" she cried, struggling up to a sitting posture, and putting back the tangled golden hair from her face.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
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From this reading When Daisy Brooks opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a white bed, and in a strange apartment which she never remembered having seen before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it all came back to her with cruel distinctness.
