A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
IN THE SECRET CHAMBER. Have only twenty-four hours elapsed? Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble? So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it. Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “IN THE SECRET CHAMBER.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.”
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From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading IN THE SECRET CHAMBER.
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From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
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From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
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From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
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From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
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From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SECRET CHAMBER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
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From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
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From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
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From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
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From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
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From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading IN THE SECRET CHAMBER.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SECRET CHAMBER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
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From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
but in spite of that
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
