A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement. His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory. It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th. It was evening. I found the colonel in the camp.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found the colonel in the camp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found the colonel in the camp.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.”
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From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
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From this reading I found the colonel in the camp.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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From this reading It was evening.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found the colonel in the camp.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
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From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
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From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
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From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found the colonel in the camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as follows: I joined my regiment on September 4th.
which person or people
From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
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From this reading His story so impressed me that I wrote it down from memory.
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From this reading A friend of mine, a soldier, who died in Greece of fever some years since, described to me one day his first engagement.
