A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
"No, I don't know that I do. But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding." "I wish you would prove it to mine. It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true." "Oh, then, it isn't necessary.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, I don't know that I do.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"I wish you would prove it to mine.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I wish you would prove it to mine.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
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From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No, I don't know that I do.
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From this reading "No, I don't know that I do.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I don't know that I do.
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From this reading It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
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From this reading "Oh, then, it isn't necessary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, I don't know that I do.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you would prove it to mine.
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From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."
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From this reading "Oh, then, it isn't necessary.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I don't know that I do.
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From this reading "Oh, then, it isn't necessary.
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From this reading It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."
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From this reading "I wish you would prove it to mine.
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From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
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From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."
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From this reading It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, I don't know that I do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
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From this reading "Oh, then, it isn't necessary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
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From this reading It sounds so pretty, I'm sure it must be true."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I shouldn't have much difficulty in proving it, I think, to the sympathetic understanding."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you would prove it to mine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would prove it to mine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you would prove it to mine.
