A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
“‘What does it mean?’ asked the potato. “‘You weren’t paying attention,’ said the onion. ‘It means a family tree and noble grandparents.’ “‘Pooh!’ exclaimed the potato. ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘What does it mean?’ asked the potato.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.”
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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 ‘It means a family tree and noble grandparents.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘It means a family tree and noble grandparents.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘What does it mean?’ asked the potato.
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From this reading “‘You weren’t paying attention,’ said the onion.
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From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
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From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘What does it mean?’ asked the potato.
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From this reading “‘Pooh!’ exclaimed the potato.
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From this reading ‘It means a family tree and noble grandparents.’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
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From this reading ‘It means a family tree and noble grandparents.’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
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From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘What does it mean?’ asked the potato.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
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From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
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From this reading “‘What does it mean?’ asked the potato.
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From this reading ‘It means a family tree and noble grandparents.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
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From this reading ‘It means a family tree and noble grandparents.’
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
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From this reading “‘You weren’t paying attention,’ said the onion.
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From this reading “‘You weren’t paying attention,’ said the onion.
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From this reading “‘Pooh!’ exclaimed the potato.
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From this reading “‘What does it mean?’ asked the potato.
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From this reading “‘You weren’t paying attention,’ said the onion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘What does it mean?’ asked the potato.
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From this reading ‘It means a family tree and noble grandparents.’
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From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
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From this reading “‘You weren’t paying attention,’ said the onion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “‘What does it mean?’ asked the potato.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘If a vegetable isn’t good itself it makes no difference where it came from nor what its grandparents were.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘You weren’t paying attention,’ said the onion.
