A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them. “Ten years!” she said. “How they have faded!” “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.” “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““How they have faded!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!”
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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 THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
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From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
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From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
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From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
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From this reading “How they have faded!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
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From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How they have faded!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
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From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
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From this reading “How they have faded!”
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From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
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From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
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From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
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From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
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From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
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From this reading “Ten years!” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ten years!” she said.
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From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
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From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
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From this reading “Ten years!” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
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From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
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From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
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From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
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From this reading “Ten years!” she said.
