A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather; Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together. And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do? ’ and ‘How do you do?’ And ‘How do you do, to-day?
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later than; following
From this reading “AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?”
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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 AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
later than; following
From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
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From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
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From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
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From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
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From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
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From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
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From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
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From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
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From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
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From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
not any; not one
From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
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From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
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From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
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From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
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From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
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From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
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From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
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From this reading And ‘How do you do, to-day?
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From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
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From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
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From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
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From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Said he, “It is jolly to meet again, Like this, we two together.
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From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
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From this reading AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A nice little man came up the lane, And it was summer weather;
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if there be no other thing That you can think to say, Then it’s ‘How do you do?
