A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
"You know I can't tell you. Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?" "Yes!--yes! Who else? I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know I can't tell you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know I can't tell you.”
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From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
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From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
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From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
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From this reading "You know I can't tell you.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
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From this reading Who else?
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From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
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From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know I can't tell you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know I can't tell you.
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From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
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From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
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From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
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From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
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From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know I can't tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
which person or people
From this reading Who else?
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From this reading I came here to see your father, and to tell him that I wished to tell you this--to ask him----But what does it matter?
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From this reading "Yes!--yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know I can't tell you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you say--can you put your hand on your heart and say that--you--say you never meant--that you meant me--all along?"
