A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
"Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply. Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said: "Tell me the whole story. I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve. Let me hear what you learned, what you saw.
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later than; following
From this reading “Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “"Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me hear what you learned, what you saw.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me hear what you learned, what you saw.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “"Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me the whole story.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.”
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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 Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
later than; following
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
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From this reading I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply.
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me hear what you learned, what you saw.
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From this reading I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.
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From this reading Let me hear what you learned, what you saw.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me hear what you learned, what you saw.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
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From this reading I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.
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From this reading "Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply.
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
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From this reading Let me hear what you learned, what you saw.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply.
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From this reading "Tell me the whole story.
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me the whole story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tell me the whole story.
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From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Alas!" was my short but suggestive reply.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let me hear what you learned, what you saw.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.
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From this reading "Tell me the whole story.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instantly she ceased to struggle, and with a calmness hardly to be expected from her after such a display of feeling, she surveyed me earnestly for a moment, then said:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have a reason for hearing it, a reason which you would approve.
