A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion. "Ah, I can't remember, either! Aren't you getting rather tired of the waltz and me?" "Oh no; go on!" she deeply murmured. "Try to remember."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “"Ah, I can't remember, either!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Ah, I can't remember, either!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.”
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From this reading "Ah, I can't remember, either!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading Aren't you getting rather tired of the waltz and me?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading "Ah, I can't remember, either!
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From this reading "Oh no; go on!" she deeply murmured.
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
one or the other of two
From this reading "Ah, I can't remember, either!
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading Aren't you getting rather tired of the waltz and me?"
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading "Oh no; go on!" she deeply murmured.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, I can't remember, either!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aren't you getting rather tired of the waltz and me?"
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From this reading "Oh no; go on!" she deeply murmured.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no; go on!" she deeply murmured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading "Oh no; go on!" she deeply murmured.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh no; go on!" she deeply murmured.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading Aren't you getting rather tired of the waltz and me?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Ah, I can't remember, either!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh no; go on!" she deeply murmured.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading Aren't you getting rather tired of the waltz and me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading "Try to remember."
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From this reading Aren't you getting rather tired of the waltz and me?"
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aren't you getting rather tired of the waltz and me?"
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From this reading He began to be weary; one of the differences between youth and later life is that the latter wearies so soon of any given emotion.
