A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
"I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen." She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light. "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place. It might have been--anywhere." "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It might have been--anywhere."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It might have been--anywhere."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might have been--anywhere."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.”
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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'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
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From this reading It might have been--anywhere."
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From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been--anywhere."
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From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
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From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
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From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
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From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been--anywhere."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
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From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
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From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
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From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been--anywhere."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
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From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
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From this reading "I'm glad it has happened in a beautiful place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
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From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
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From this reading She turned her eyes to the mountains shining in the morning light.
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From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
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From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I suppose," she said, "something of this kind was bound to happen."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Last night," I said, "I was thinking of you and wanting to hear your voice again.
