A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.' Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them. All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air. I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.”
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From this reading 1.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
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From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
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From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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From this reading I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
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From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
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From this reading I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
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From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
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From this reading I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
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From this reading I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'
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From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
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From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
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From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
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From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'
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From this reading I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
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From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'
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From this reading I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
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From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All night; all the morning; now that in the afternoon I had come out to take the air.
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From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was strolling from the club to George Douglas's rooms in Ashley Gardens.
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From this reading Edith's words had been in my thoughts ever since she had uttered them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'
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From this reading Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=-zQPAAAAQAAJ (Oxford University) 'You and I can never marry.'
