A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench. People passed, hurrying homewards. The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left. The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air. Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “People passed, hurrying homewards.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.”
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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 The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
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From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
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From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
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From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
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From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
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From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
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From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
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From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
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From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
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From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
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From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
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From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
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From this reading People passed, hurrying homewards.
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From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
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From this reading People passed, hurrying homewards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
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From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
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From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children had come away from the gardens; even Caterina and her nurse must have left.
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From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
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From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People passed, hurrying homewards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People passed, hurrying homewards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For more than half-an-hour Regina remained sitting on the bench.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The scent of grass became oppressive; a hot and enervating breath passed through the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Like plaintive music, that odour of grass, that voluptuous warmth which undulated in the perfumed air, sharpened Regina's memories and emotions.
