A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night. She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her. Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again. She will be buried to-morrow. Past that, I dare not think.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.”
cloth treated to resist water treated with oil to resist water and weather
From this reading “The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Past that, I dare not think.””
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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 The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
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From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She will be buried to-morrow.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
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From this reading She will be buried to-morrow.
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From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
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From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
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From this reading Past that, I dare not think.”
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From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
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From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
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From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
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From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
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From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
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From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
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From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
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From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
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From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Past that, I dare not think.”
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From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
cloth treated to resist water treated with oil to resist water and weather
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Past that, I dare not think.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
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From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
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From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Past that, I dare not think.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Past that, I dare not think.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
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From this reading She will be buried to-morrow.
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From this reading The next day the Harvester lifted the oilcloth, and picking up a folded note he read---- “Aunt Molly found rest in the night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was more comfortable than she had been since I have known her.
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From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She will be buried to-morrow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Close the end she whispered to me to thank you if I ever saw you again.
