A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
"Now no one will ever know." Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world. "Now no one will ever know--ever." She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time. She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now no one will ever know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now no one will ever know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Now no one will ever know."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.”
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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 She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
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From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
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From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
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From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
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From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
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From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now no one will ever know."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
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From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
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From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now no one will ever know."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
not any; not one
From this reading "Now no one will ever know."
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From this reading "Now no one will ever know."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Now no one will ever know."
To recall to mind.
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seemed to have been away somewhere in the dark for a very long time.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was too tired to try to remember what had happened before she began to climb the staircase, which grew steeper and longer as she dragged herself from step to step.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now no one will ever know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin waking from long unconsciousness found her mind saying this before consciousness which was clear had actually brought her back to the world.
