A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
"I do not care. They were wicked men who deserved to die. They had murdered and robbed. They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground. "I had forgotten," she muttered.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “"I had forgotten," she muttered.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “"I had forgotten," she muttered.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had murdered and robbed.
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From this reading "I do not care.
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From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
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From this reading They were wicked men who deserved to die.
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From this reading They were wicked men who deserved to die.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not care.
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From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
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From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "I had forgotten," she muttered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
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From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had murdered and robbed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not care.
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From this reading They were wicked men who deserved to die.
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From this reading They had murdered and robbed.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "I had forgotten," she muttered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not care.
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From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
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From this reading They had murdered and robbed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
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From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
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From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were wicked men who deserved to die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were wicked men who deserved to die.
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From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were wicked men who deserved to die.
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From this reading They were criminals—" She stopped short, and her face turned from white to red and then to white again, and her eyes sought the ground.
which person or people
From this reading They were wicked men who deserved to die.
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From this reading They were wicked men who deserved to die.
