A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious. It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter. They dined out at the house of a learned judge. The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion. Fortune used him in the cause of irony.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fortune used him in the cause of irony.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.”
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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 A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They dined out at the house of a learned judge.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading Fortune used him in the cause of irony.
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From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
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From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
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From this reading They dined out at the house of a learned judge.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fortune used him in the cause of irony.
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From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fortune used him in the cause of irony.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading They dined out at the house of a learned judge.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fortune used him in the cause of irony.
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From this reading Fortune used him in the cause of irony.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
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From this reading They dined out at the house of a learned judge.
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From this reading They dined out at the house of a learned judge.
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From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
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From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
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From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
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From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading They dined out at the house of a learned judge.
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From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
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From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
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From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
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From this reading It preserved as much of the preliminary and the accidental as of the real gist of the matter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dined out at the house of a learned judge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
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From this reading Fortune used him in the cause of irony.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A CASE OF NECESSITY Mrs. Maxon's memory of the evening on which she administered to her husband his "awful facer" was capricious.
which person or people
From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
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From this reading The party was exclusively legal, but the conversation of the young barrister who fell to her lot did not partake of that complexion.
