A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
WHERE THE BRIDE WAS. The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief. There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled: "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you. This is your wedding-night; but come.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading WHERE THE BRIDE WAS.
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From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
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From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled:
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From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled:
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From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
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From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
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From this reading There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
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From this reading There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled:
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From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled:
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From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
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From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE THE BRIDE WAS.
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From this reading There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is your wedding-night; but come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
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From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE THE BRIDE WAS.
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From this reading This is your wedding-night; but come.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE THE BRIDE WAS.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The letter in the buff envelope which had so startled Mollie was very brief.
which person or people
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
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From this reading There were but eight or nine lines, wretchedly scrawled:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MOLLIE DANE,--Come to me at once, if you want to find out who you are, who your parents were, what Carl Walraven is to you.
