A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet. But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was. “That's Charles Edward,” I said. “He's been home with Aunt Elizabeth. We must go in.”
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for the reason that
From this reading “We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““He's been home with Aunt Elizabeth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must go in.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
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From this reading “He's been home with Aunt Elizabeth.
for the reason that
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He's been home with Aunt Elizabeth.
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From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
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From this reading “That's Charles Edward,” I said.
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From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading “That's Charles Edward,” I said.
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From this reading “He's been home with Aunt Elizabeth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading We must go in.”
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From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
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From this reading “He's been home with Aunt Elizabeth.
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From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
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From this reading “He's been home with Aunt Elizabeth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must go in.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
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From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must go in.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
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From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
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From this reading “That's Charles Edward,” I said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading “That's Charles Edward,” I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
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From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We didn't talk any more then for a long time, because suddenly the moon seemed so bright and the garden so sweet.
which person or people
From this reading But all at once I heard a step on the gravel walk, and I knew who it was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He's been home with Aunt Elizabeth.
