A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
AGAIN: IRONSTONE. Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her. What had happened? Whither had Jonas vanished? She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AGAIN: IRONSTONE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Whither had Jonas vanished?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AGAIN: IRONSTONE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened?
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From this reading She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.
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From this reading What had happened?
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.
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From this reading AGAIN: IRONSTONE.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading Whither had Jonas vanished?
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew back and passed her hand, still holding the ironstone, over her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
in the direction of
From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading Mehetabel heard shouts, exclamations, and saw Thomas Rocliffe and his son, Samuel, come up over the stile from the lane, and James Colpus running towards her.
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From this reading Whither had Jonas vanished?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened?
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Whither had Jonas vanished?
