A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
TRYING TO ENDURE. OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl. How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter? A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary. Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!”
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading “A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.”
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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 fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!
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From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
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From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
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From this reading Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!
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From this reading Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
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From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
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From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
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From this reading TRYING TO ENDURE.
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From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
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From this reading Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!
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From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
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From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
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From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!
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From this reading Alas for the changes that a few brief months can make!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
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From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
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From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
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From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
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From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading A fact which of itself gave her place and power in all the doings of the sanctuary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
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From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How could she help remembering that in the old home she had been Sidney Benedict's daughter?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRYING TO ENDURE.
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From this reading TRYING TO ENDURE.
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From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading OF course there were other contrasts than those suggested by the two churches which persisted in presenting themselves to this lonely girl.
