A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
“She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly. “She always said that she didn’t, I know. And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved. Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days. Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She always said that she didn’t, I know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.”
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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 Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.
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From this reading “She always said that she didn’t, I know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
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From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
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From this reading Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.
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From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
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From this reading Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.
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From this reading “She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly.
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From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
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From this reading “She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.
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From this reading “She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She always said that she didn’t, I know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She always said that she didn’t, I know.
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From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly.
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From this reading “She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
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From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
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From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
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From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.
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From this reading Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.
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From this reading “She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She didn’t mind me,” said Miss Howe firmly.
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From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She always said that she didn’t, I know.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
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From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her room was a regular clearing-house in those days.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
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From this reading And of course I know that it is possible to withdraw oneself as it were, but I confess I disapproved.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Oh, not you particularly, Lila, but——” “You came in yourself that morning, didn’t you?” said Miss Howe very softly and sweetly.
