A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary. You don't know what to say first. Bernice Jones says a diary is a book to put the weather in. She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one. Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't know what to say first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't know what to say first.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.”
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From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
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From this reading She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
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From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
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From this reading Bernice Jones says a diary is a book to put the weather in.
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From this reading Bernice Jones says a diary is a book to put the weather in.
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From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
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From this reading You don't know what to say first.
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From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't know what to say first.
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From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
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From this reading She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.
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From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bernice Jones says a diary is a book to put the weather in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
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From this reading Bernice Jones says a diary is a book to put the weather in.
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From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't know what to say first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
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From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bernice Jones says a diary is a book to put the weather in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't know what to say first.
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From this reading Bernice Jones says a diary is a book to put the weather in.
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From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ought to know on account of her grandmother keeping one.
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From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bernice Jones says a diary is a book to put the weather in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARIAN'S DIARY "JUNE 20.--It is hard to begin a diary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bernice Jones says a diary is a book to put the weather in.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You don't know what to say first.
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From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't know what to say first.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Leonore Whiting, the girl that sits behind me and wears the prettiest ribbons in school, says a diary is to put your feelings in.
