A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
—Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected. —A Table of Contents was not in the original work; one has been produced and added by Transcriber. THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD. “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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the past participle of “be”
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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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 Table of Contents was not in the original work; one has been produced and added by Transcriber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading —A Table of Contents was not in the original work; one has been produced and added by Transcriber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the past participle of “be”
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showing who or what does the action
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From this reading OF CANADA, LTD.
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From this reading “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
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From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
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From this reading “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
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From this reading “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
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From this reading “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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From this reading “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
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From this reading OF CANADA, LTD.
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From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
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From this reading “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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From this reading —A Table of Contents was not in the original work; one has been produced and added by Transcriber.
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From this reading “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
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From this reading —A Table of Contents was not in the original work; one has been produced and added by Transcriber.
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From this reading “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading —A Table of Contents was not in the original work; one has been produced and added by Transcriber.
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From this reading “FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE,” “NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES” “THE LOVES OF PELLEAS AND ETARRE” “CHRISTMAS,” ETC.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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