A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
“You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely. “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again. Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin. How it comes back to me after all these years!” Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
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later than; following
From this reading “How it comes back to me after all these years!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “How it comes back to me after all these years!””
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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 “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
later than; following
From this reading How it comes back to me after all these years!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
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From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
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From this reading How it comes back to me after all these years!”
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From this reading Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.
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From this reading How it comes back to me after all these years!”
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From this reading Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
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From this reading How it comes back to me after all these years!”
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From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
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From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
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From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
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From this reading Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
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From this reading How it comes back to me after all these years!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
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From this reading “You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
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From this reading Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
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From this reading Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
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From this reading Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
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From this reading “You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
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From this reading Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
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From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bruder Kalkmann stopped indulgently, smiling, to allow his guest a moment’s inspection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
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From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How it comes back to me after all these years!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is perhaps a greater pleasure to me than you can imagine to see the place again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
in or at the place that
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ah,”--he stopped short opposite a door with the upper half of glass and peered in--“surely there is one of the music rooms where I used to practise the violin.
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From this reading How it comes back to me after all these years!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are very kind, I’m sure,” he said politely.
