A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
“She does not tire you very often,” said Kate. “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane. “And then it is not to see me. She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born. Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Yes, Emilia may as well go.””
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, Emilia may as well go.””
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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 “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
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From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
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From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
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From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
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From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
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From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
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From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
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From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
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From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
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From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
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From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
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From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
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From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
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From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
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From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
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From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
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From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
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From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
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From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
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From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
at the time that
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
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From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
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From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
