A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
The immediate result of this was nothing. Results from such things are usually long in growing. Morning brings a change of feeling. The existent condition invariably pleads for itself. It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Morning brings a change of feeling.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Results from such things are usually long in growing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morning brings a change of feeling.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The immediate result of this was nothing.”
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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 Morning brings a change of feeling.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
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From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.
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From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.
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From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
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From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
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From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
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From this reading The immediate result of this was nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
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From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning brings a change of feeling.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The immediate result of this was nothing.
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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The immediate result of this was nothing.
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From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
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From this reading The existent condition invariably pleads for itself.
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From this reading The immediate result of this was nothing.
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From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The immediate result of this was nothing.
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From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The immediate result of this was nothing.
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From this reading Results from such things are usually long in growing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The immediate result of this was nothing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is only at odd moments that we get glimpses of the misery of things.
