A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her. He made a slight gesture of appeal. ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’ She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing. He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing.”
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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 He made a slight gesture of appeal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading He made a slight gesture of appeal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing.
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From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
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From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing.
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From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
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From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
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From this reading She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing.
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From this reading He made a slight gesture of appeal.
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From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made a slight gesture of appeal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
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From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading He made a slight gesture of appeal.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
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From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
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From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
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From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
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From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
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From this reading He made a slight gesture of appeal.
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From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
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From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
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From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
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From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
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From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
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From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was silent for a few minutes, then resumed slowly in quiet tones.
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From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked up, and, looking, saw his eyes filled with such an intensity of misery as touched and startled her.
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From this reading She still gazed at him, half wondering, half fearing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘For God’s sake, don’t speak to me like this!’ he whispered; ‘You torture me!’
