A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
“It is not a familiar one to me,” I said. Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments. This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age. The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this: “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.”
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:”
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From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
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From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
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From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
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From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
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From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
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From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
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From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
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From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
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From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
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From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
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From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
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From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
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From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
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From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
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From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
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From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
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From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
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From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
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From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
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From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
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From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
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From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
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From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
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From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
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From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
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From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
which person or people
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
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From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
