A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced. There was nothing in the least exciting, nothing sensational. There was a rustle of notes, and the whole scene was sordid, debasing. I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock. I experienced that the first time I visited Niagara Falls.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I experienced that the first time I visited Niagara Falls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was nothing in the least exciting, nothing sensational.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing in the least exciting, nothing sensational.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I experienced that the first time I visited Niagara Falls.”
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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 There was a rustle of notes, and the whole scene was sordid, debasing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a rustle of notes, and the whole scene was sordid, debasing.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
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From this reading There was a rustle of notes, and the whole scene was sordid, debasing.
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From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
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From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
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From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
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From this reading There was nothing in the least exciting, nothing sensational.
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From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
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From this reading I experienced that the first time I visited Niagara Falls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I experienced that the first time I visited Niagara Falls.
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From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
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From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
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From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing in the least exciting, nothing sensational.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing in the least exciting, nothing sensational.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
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From this reading I experienced that the first time I visited Niagara Falls.
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From this reading There was a rustle of notes, and the whole scene was sordid, debasing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing in the least exciting, nothing sensational.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
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From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
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From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
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From this reading There was a rustle of notes, and the whole scene was sordid, debasing.
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From this reading There was a rustle of notes, and the whole scene was sordid, debasing.
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From this reading There was nothing in the least exciting, nothing sensational.
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From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
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From this reading There was a rustle of notes, and the whole scene was sordid, debasing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can remember only one other disillusionment that has given me so great a shock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
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From this reading There was nothing in the least exciting, nothing sensational.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I experienced that the first time I visited Niagara Falls.
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From this reading I experienced that the first time I visited Niagara Falls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of the greatest disillusionments I have ever experienced.
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From this reading There was a rustle of notes, and the whole scene was sordid, debasing.
