A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVII
On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope. --G. HERBERT ‘Five years! How little can letters convey the true state of affairs! They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place. My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.”
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From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
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From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
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From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
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From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
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From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
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From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
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From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
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From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
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From this reading --G. HERBERT ‘Five years!
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From this reading --G. HERBERT ‘Five years!
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From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
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From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
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From this reading --G. HERBERT ‘Five years!
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From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
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From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
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From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
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From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
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From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
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From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
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From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
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From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
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From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
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From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On Sunday, Heaven’s gate stands ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They can but record events--not their effects nor the insensible changes that may have taken place.
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From this reading How little can letters convey the true state of affairs!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading My aunt’s death I know, but not what my mother is without her.
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From this reading --G. HERBERT ‘Five years!
