A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
THE SNARE _The streamlet tinkled on. She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock. And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!” “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked. “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked.
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From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
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From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
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From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
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From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked.
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From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
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From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
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From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SNARE _The streamlet tinkled on.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
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From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
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From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
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From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
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From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
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From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
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From this reading THE SNARE _The streamlet tinkled on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
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From this reading THE SNARE _The streamlet tinkled on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SNARE _The streamlet tinkled on.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
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From this reading “Is that from ‘Thyrsis’?” she asked.
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From this reading THE SNARE _The streamlet tinkled on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
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From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
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From this reading She sat, gazing about her at each familiar tree and rock.
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From this reading “Read me those lines that we used, to love so much.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And meanwhile he was reading again from the book-- “Here, too, our shepherd-pipes we first assay’d!”
