A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
"I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned. "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest. "You might want to come back summers sometimes. This summer I'm going to take you to Europe." I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You might want to come back summers sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"You might want to come back summers sometimes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You might want to come back summers sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This summer I'm going to take you to Europe."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
any thing at all
From this reading "I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
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From this reading "You might want to come back summers sometimes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You might want to come back summers sometimes.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
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From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
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From this reading This summer I'm going to take you to Europe."
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From this reading "I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.
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From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
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From this reading This summer I'm going to take you to Europe."
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
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From this reading "I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
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From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.
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From this reading This summer I'm going to take you to Europe."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.
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From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You might want to come back summers sometimes.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I hadn't expected anything about it," I returned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might want to come back summers sometimes.
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From this reading This summer I'm going to take you to Europe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might want to come back summers sometimes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This summer I'm going to take you to Europe."
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This summer I'm going to take you to Europe."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You might want to come back summers sometimes.
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From this reading I am too much accustomed to her habit of planning things to be taken entirely by surprise; but it did rather take my breath away to find my future so completely disposed of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might want to come back summers sometimes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course you would keep the house," she went on, entirely disregarding my feeble protest.
