A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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She ventured to question him further: “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?” He had forgotten her presence. He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past. “Albine, my God!
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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “He had forgotten her presence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She ventured to question him further:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.”
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From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
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From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
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From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
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From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He had forgotten her presence.
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From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
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From this reading She ventured to question him further:
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From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
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From this reading “Albine, my God!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had forgotten her presence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had forgotten her presence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had forgotten her presence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She ventured to question him further:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
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From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
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From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
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From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
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From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
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From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
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From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
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From this reading He had forgotten her presence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She ventured to question him further:
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From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
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From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ventured to question him further:
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From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
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From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ventured to question him further:
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From this reading She ventured to question him further:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went on talking, his gaze fixed on space, lost in recollections of the past.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But was it not in Le Paradou that my cousin Serge and your great friend Albine fell in love with each other?”
