A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
_Elfie_ (_aside_). Once--but that was long, long ago. And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama! _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself. You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once--but that was long, long ago.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “_Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once--but that was long, long ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “_Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.”
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From this reading Once--but that was long, long ago.
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From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
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From this reading _Elfie_ (_aside_).
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From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once--but that was long, long ago.
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From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
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From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
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From this reading _Elfie_ (_aside_).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
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From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
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From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
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From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
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From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
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From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
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From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once--but that was long, long ago.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
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From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
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From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
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From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
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From this reading Once--but that was long, long ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, oh, _how_ disappointed I am in poor dear Grandmama!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once--but that was long, long ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
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From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
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From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once--but that was long, long ago.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You _must_ have known how greatly all this would increase my unpopularity in the neighbourhood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Lady B._ Monkshood, you should not have done these things--you should have saved me from myself.
