A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XL
Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded. “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso. “O, pray let us open it!” cried I. “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.” “Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.
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a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““O, pray let us open it!” cried I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““For many a year I have longed to know its contents.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““For many a year I have longed to know its contents.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““O, pray let us open it!” cried I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading ““Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““O, pray let us open it!” cried I.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.”
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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 Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
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From this reading “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso.
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From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
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From this reading “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso.
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From this reading “Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.
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From this reading “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.”
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From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O, pray let us open it!” cried I.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
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From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.”
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From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “O, pray let us open it!” cried I.
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From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.
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From this reading “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.
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From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
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From this reading “O, pray let us open it!” cried I.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso.
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From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “O, pray let us open it!” cried I.
above and across; more than
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
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From this reading “Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O, pray let us open it!” cried I.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.”
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From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O, pray let us open it!” cried I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is Christian’s burden of sin,” said the virtuoso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking carelessly onward, I had nearly fallen over a huge bundle, like a peddler’s pack, done up in sackcloth, and very securely strapped and corded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For many a year I have longed to know its contents.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look into your own consciousness and memory,” replied the virtuoso.
