A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
How late it is. Must I have done, before I have half done? What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know? _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’ I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Must I have done, before I have half done?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Must I have done, before I have half done?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Must I have done, before I have half done?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Must I have done, before I have half done?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must I have done, before I have half done?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?”
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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 I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Must I have done, before I have half done?
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From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
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From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Must I have done, before I have half done?
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From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
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From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
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From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
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From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Must I have done, before I have half done?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Must I have done, before I have half done?
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From this reading How late it is.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Must I have done, before I have half done?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How late it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How late it is.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
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From this reading How late it is.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
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From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
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From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must I have done, before I have half done?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
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From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
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From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am confident that you had better not look for a single reason for loving me.
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From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
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From this reading _I_, too, ‘see what I know and testify what I have felt ... and, as far as my faculties of perception go!’
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From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
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From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What I did _not_ tell you yesterday is very much in my thoughts ... do you know?
