A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
And then she thought that curtain stirred. There was movement somewhere. That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her. She caught her breath and stared about her, listening intently. The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She caught her breath and stared about her, listening intently.”
for the reason that
From this reading “The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then she thought that curtain stirred.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She caught her breath and stared about her, listening intently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she thought that curtain stirred.
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From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
for the reason that
From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
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From this reading She caught her breath and stared about her, listening intently.
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From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
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From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
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From this reading She caught her breath and stared about her, listening intently.
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From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
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From this reading And then she thought that curtain stirred.
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From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
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From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
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From this reading She caught her breath and stared about her, listening intently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
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From this reading She caught her breath and stared about her, listening intently.
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From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
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From this reading There was movement somewhere.
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From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
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From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
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From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
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From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
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From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then she thought that curtain stirred.
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From this reading There was movement somewhere.
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From this reading She caught her breath and stared about her, listening intently.
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From this reading And then she thought that curtain stirred.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then she thought that curtain stirred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The trees, perhaps because she saw them more in detail now, it seemed to her had changed.
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From this reading And then she thought that curtain stirred.
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From this reading There was movement somewhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then she thought that curtain stirred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
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From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
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From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was movement somewhere.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That obscure dim thing which ever broods behind the visible appearances of trees came nearer to her.
