A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night." "Beautiful!" she breathed. "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear." "It seems to be doing its best." "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
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From this reading "Beautiful!" she breathed.
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From this reading "It seems to be doing its best."
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From this reading "Beautiful!" she breathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night."
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From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to be doing its best."
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From this reading "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
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From this reading "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to be doing its best."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to be doing its best."
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From this reading "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night."
above and across; more than
From this reading "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
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From this reading "It seems to be doing its best."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Beautiful!" she breathed.
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From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I didn't suppose the sky in Germany could ever be so clear."
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From this reading "The flowers over there look like ghosts in the light," she said dreamily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seems to be doing its best."
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From this reading Burnamy stood up, and answered, "Nice night."
