A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
“Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel. “Take another cup of tea? I hope _that’s_ sound common sense?” “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech! A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to ‘count _one_’!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Take another cup of tea?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take another cup of tea?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to ‘count _one_’!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!”
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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 “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
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From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
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From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
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From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
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From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
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From this reading I hope _that’s_ sound common sense?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to ‘count _one_’!”
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From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to ‘count _one_’!”
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From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to ‘count _one_’!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
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From this reading I hope _that’s_ sound common sense?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope _that’s_ sound common sense?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
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From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to ‘count _one_’!”
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From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope _that’s_ sound common sense?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope _that’s_ sound common sense?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take another cup of tea?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to ‘count _one_’!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
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From this reading I hope _that’s_ sound common sense?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And all that strange adventure,” I thought, “has occupied the space of a single comma in Lady Muriel’s speech!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to ‘count _one_’!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us lapse back again,” said Lady Muriel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A single comma, for which grammarians tell us to ‘count _one_’!”
