A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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the past participle of “be”
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at or to a lower level than something
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Table of Contents added by Transcriber and placed into the Public Domain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are identified by ♦ symbols in the text and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear.
in or near a particular place or position
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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the past participle of “be”
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at or to a lower level than something
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showing who or what does the action
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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From this reading These are identified by ♦ symbols in the text and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These are identified by ♦ symbols in the text and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear.
moving to the inside of something
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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From this reading These are identified by ♦ symbols in the text and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear.
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From this reading Table of Contents added by Transcriber and placed into the Public Domain.
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From this reading These are identified by ♦ symbols in the text and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear.
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From this reading These are identified by ♦ symbols in the text and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear.
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are identified by ♦ symbols in the text and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These are identified by ♦ symbols in the text and are shown immediately below the paragraph in which they appear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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