A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
“It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?” Betty asked. “Not that one. The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at. I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Betty asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Not that one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....”
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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 monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
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From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
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From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
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From this reading Betty asked.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
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From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
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From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
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From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not that one.
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From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not that one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not that one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
at the time that
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
in or at the place that
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
in the company of; together with
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
