A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
"HAVE I A CHANCE?" BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people. There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago. His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin. The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"HAVE I A CHANCE?"”
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.”
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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 "HAVE I A CHANCE?"
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From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
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From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
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From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
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From this reading His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin.
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From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
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From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
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From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
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From this reading "HAVE I A CHANCE?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin.
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From this reading His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "HAVE I A CHANCE?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin.
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From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
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From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "HAVE I A CHANCE?"
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
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From this reading His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
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From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
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From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
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From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
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From this reading His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin.
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From this reading His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin.
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From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
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From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
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From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
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From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
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From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
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From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
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From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His influence still lives, for he lent such books to young Benjamin Franklin.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
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From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
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From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
which person or people
From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
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From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy was slowly learning what noble minds had done in the world; how they became immortal by leaving their thought and works behind them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was such a man in Boston town named Adams, one hundred and ninety years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLESSED is he who lends good books to young people.
