A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
WE FOLLOW IN PURSUIT. Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong. I answered, yes; I was afraid there was something very wrong. "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked. "Yes," I replied, "in connection with her fate."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I answered, yes; I was afraid there was something very wrong.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," I replied, "in connection with her fate."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I answered, yes; I was afraid there was something very wrong.”
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From this reading I answered, yes; I was afraid there was something very wrong.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered, yes; I was afraid there was something very wrong.
any thing at all
From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.
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From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
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From this reading "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.
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From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
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From this reading "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.
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From this reading WE FOLLOW IN PURSUIT.
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From this reading "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," I replied, "in connection with her fate."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I answered, yes; I was afraid there was something very wrong.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE FOLLOW IN PURSUIT.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
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From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.
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From this reading WE FOLLOW IN PURSUIT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," I replied, "in connection with her fate."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I answered, yes; I was afraid there was something very wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.
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From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
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From this reading I answered, yes; I was afraid there was something very wrong.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE FOLLOW IN PURSUIT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In connection with the fate of my poor girl?" he asked.
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From this reading Carton, noticing my discomposure, inquired if there was anything wrong.
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From this reading I answered, yes; I was afraid there was something very wrong.
