A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
"And that's right. There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from. But that's the exception." Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests. "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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for the reason that
From this reading “"By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And that's right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.”
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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 There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that's right.
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From this reading Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
for the reason that
From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that's the exception."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading But that's the exception."
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From this reading Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
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From this reading Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And that's right.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
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From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
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From this reading "And that's right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But that's the exception."
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From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
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From this reading Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests.
which person or people
From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "By May, I can even look healthy, because I just sit out in the garden, getting paid to read," he says with a grin.
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From this reading There are people in this town who I won't take a telephone call from.
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From this reading Apart from reading, writing and travel, Leonard has few interests.
