A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
A SUDDEN WIDE HORIZON "Mr. Blair! The young man who spoke at the meeting the other night? Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder. "Oh, I've known him since I was thirteen!" "And you never spoke to me about him!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"And you never spoke to me about him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And you never spoke to me about him!”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"Oh, I've known him since I was thirteen!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SUDDEN WIDE HORIZON "Mr. Blair!”
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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 A SUDDEN WIDE HORIZON "Mr. Blair!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And you never spoke to me about him!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you never spoke to me about him!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young man who spoke at the meeting the other night?
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading A SUDDEN WIDE HORIZON "Mr. Blair!
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading "Oh, I've known him since I was thirteen!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading "Oh, I've known him since I was thirteen!"
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you never spoke to me about him!
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From this reading The young man who spoke at the meeting the other night?
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From this reading A SUDDEN WIDE HORIZON "Mr. Blair!
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From this reading "And you never spoke to me about him!
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From this reading The young man who spoke at the meeting the other night?
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From this reading "Oh, I've known him since I was thirteen!"
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From this reading The young man who spoke at the meeting the other night?
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Oh, I've known him since I was thirteen!"
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From this reading The young man who spoke at the meeting the other night?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUDDEN WIDE HORIZON "Mr. Blair!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And you never spoke to me about him!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I've known him since I was thirteen!"
which person or people
From this reading The young man who spoke at the meeting the other night?
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading A SUDDEN WIDE HORIZON "Mr. Blair!
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, I didn't even know that you knew him, Jean!" said Aunt Jannet Harvey, gazing at her in wide-eyed wonder.
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From this reading The young man who spoke at the meeting the other night?
