A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Sarnac reflected and smiled. "It wasn't quite like that," he said. "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision." "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures. And we still have many of their cathedrals.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And we still have many of their cathedrals.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It wasn't quite like that," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And we still have many of their cathedrals.”
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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 "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sarnac reflected and smiled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
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From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
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From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
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From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
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From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
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From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
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From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
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From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
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From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
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From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
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From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
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From this reading Sarnac reflected and smiled.
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From this reading "Our histories, in that matter, need a little revision."
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From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
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From this reading Sarnac reflected and smiled.
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From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
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From this reading Sarnac reflected and smiled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But one sees the churches and chapels in the old photographs and cinema pictures.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
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From this reading "It wasn't quite like that," he said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we still have many of their cathedrals.
