A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
No Quarter! by Captain Mayne Reid. ________________________________________________________________________ NO QUARTER! BY CAPTAIN MAYNE REID. PROLOGUE. There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No Quarter! by Captain Mayne Reid.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.”
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No Quarter! by Captain Mayne Reid.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No Quarter! by Captain Mayne Reid.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading No Quarter! by Captain Mayne Reid.
not any; not one
From this reading No Quarter! by Captain Mayne Reid.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading No Quarter! by Captain Mayne Reid.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading No Quarter! by Captain Mayne Reid.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
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From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is no page in England's history so bright, nor of which Englishmen have such reason to be proud, as that covering the period between 1640 and 1650.
