A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIX
FOR THE LAST TIME. SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man. He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow. But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful. What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOR THE LAST TIME.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOR THE LAST TIME.”
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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 SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
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From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
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From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
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From this reading What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
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From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
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From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
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From this reading SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.
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From this reading What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
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From this reading What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
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From this reading What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
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From this reading What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR THE LAST TIME.
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From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR THE LAST TIME.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
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From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
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From this reading SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
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From this reading SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
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From this reading SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
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From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.
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From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
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From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
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From this reading He looks back on the spring and summer and autumn of life--it is now the time of the snow.
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From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR THE LAST TIME.
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From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR THE LAST TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
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From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
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From this reading SILENCE Dogood is an old man now--a very old man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
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From this reading But there are sunny days in winter, and they came to him, though on the trees hang the snow, and the nights are long and painful.
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From this reading What has Silence Dogood done in his eighty years now ending in calm, in dreams and silence?
