A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
_Note 1. Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.” _Note 2. Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress. They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.””
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From this reading _Note 1.
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From this reading _Note 2.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
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From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
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From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
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From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
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From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
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From this reading _Note 1.
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
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From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
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From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
