A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
“I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me. I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand. I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly. I simply took it up at that point. Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
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any thing at all
From this reading “I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.”
for the reason that
From this reading ““I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “I simply took it up at that point.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I simply took it up at that point.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.”
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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 Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
any thing at all
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I simply took it up at that point.
for the reason that
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
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From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
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From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
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From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
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From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
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From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
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From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
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From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
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From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I simply took it up at that point.
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From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
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From this reading I simply took it up at that point.
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From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I did not feel I had fallen into it suddenly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
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From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I simply took it up at that point.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
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From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever memory I had of THIS life, this nineteenth-century life, faded as I woke, vanished like a dream.
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From this reading “I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand.
