A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting. The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero. Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song. Not a matron could be coaxed to offer suggestion. Nobody dare say "cake" or "oysters" aloud.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Not a matron could be coaxed to offer suggestion.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody dare say "cake" or "oysters" aloud.”
in the direction of
From this reading “THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.”
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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 THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
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From this reading Nobody dare say "cake" or "oysters" aloud.
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From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not a matron could be coaxed to offer suggestion.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
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From this reading Nobody dare say "cake" or "oysters" aloud.
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From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
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From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
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From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
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From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
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From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
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From this reading Not a matron could be coaxed to offer suggestion.
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From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not a matron could be coaxed to offer suggestion.
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From this reading Nobody dare say "cake" or "oysters" aloud.
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From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
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From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
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From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
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From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
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From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
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From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
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From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
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From this reading Not a matron could be coaxed to offer suggestion.
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From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody dare say "cake" or "oysters" aloud.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
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From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
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From this reading Not a matron could be coaxed to offer suggestion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
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From this reading Nobody dare say "cake" or "oysters" aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobody dare say "cake" or "oysters" aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a matron could be coaxed to offer suggestion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
in the direction of
From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
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From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
at the time that
From this reading THERE came a day toward the close of summer when the Penn Avenue Church called a congregational meeting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Neither the fancy department nor the choir would venture a pincushion or a song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The object thereof was to discuss—not a Sabbath-school library, their hopes in that direction had sunk below zero.
