A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
"She can't tell you," said Glad. "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her. She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er. 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail. "Oh, I did love him so--I did!" she cried.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I did love him so--I did!" she cried.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She can't tell you," said Glad.”
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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 "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
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From this reading 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
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From this reading 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail.
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From this reading "She can't tell you," said Glad.
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From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
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From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I did love him so--I did!" she cried.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, I did love him so--I did!" she cried.
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From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
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From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
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From this reading "She can't tell you," said Glad.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, I did love him so--I did!" she cried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I did love him so--I did!" she cried.
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From this reading 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
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From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
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From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
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From this reading "Oh, I did love him so--I did!" she cried.
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From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
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From this reading 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail.
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From this reading "She can't tell you," said Glad.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She can't tell you," said Glad.
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From this reading 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, I did love him so--I did!" she cried.
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From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
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From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She can't tell you," said Glad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
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From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
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From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
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From this reading She used to carry up coals to 'is parlor an' 'e talked to 'er.
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From this reading 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There was a swell in the 'ouse made love to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail.
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From this reading 'E 'ad a wye with 'im--" Polly broke into a smothered wail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She can't tell you," said Glad.
