A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons. She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August. "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was. I want to go to the country school until I graduate. I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “"I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I want to go to the country school until I graduate.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
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From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
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From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
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From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
any thing at all
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
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From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
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From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
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From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
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From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
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From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
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From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to go to the country school until I graduate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to go to the country school until I graduate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
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From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
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From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
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From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
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From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
up to a particular time
From this reading I want to go to the country school until I graduate.
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From this reading I want to go to the country school until I graduate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIAN'S LETTER HOME MARIAN'S letters to her Uncle George were written on Sunday afternoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wrote pages and pages about Miss Smith and the country school and begged him not to come for her in August.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I haven't done anything better than any one else in school yet," she wrote, "but I am learning all kinds of things and having the best time ever was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll be ready for college before you know it if you will only let me stay.
