A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory. There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection. That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly. Blind fool that I was not to have seen it sooner! I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Blind fool that I was not to have seen it sooner!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
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From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
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From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
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From this reading Blind fool that I was not to have seen it sooner!
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From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
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From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
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From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.
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From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
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From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
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From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blind fool that I was not to have seen it sooner!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
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From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Blind fool that I was not to have seen it sooner!
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From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
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From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
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From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
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From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Blind fool that I was not to have seen it sooner!
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From this reading I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
above and across; more than
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
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From this reading I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blind fool that I was not to have seen it sooner!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
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From this reading Blind fool that I was not to have seen it sooner!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
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From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the end of my private journal, and I must make the remainder of my statement from memory.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
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From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Blind fool that I was not to have seen it sooner!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I shall tell what occurred as precisely as I can.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is little chance of my being mistaken about facts which have seared themselves into my recollection.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading That very night the storm which had been brewing so long burst over us, and I came to learn whither all those little incidents were tending which I had recorded so aimlessly.
