A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
“It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice. “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!” “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie. “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up? But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.”
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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 “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
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From this reading But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
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From this reading But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
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From this reading “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.
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From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
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From this reading But the _frogs_ have gone to bed, ages ago.”
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From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
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From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
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From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
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From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
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From this reading “Oh, Bruno!” cried Sylvie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
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From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
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From this reading “It _isn’t_ bed-time!” said a sleepy little voice.
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From this reading “The owls hasn’t gone to bed, and I s’a’n’t go to seep wizout oo sings to me!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you know the owls have only just got up?
