A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter. I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II. Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III. A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV. Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
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From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
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From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
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From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
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From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
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From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
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From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
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From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
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From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
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From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Terrible Storm; Leaving the Ship IV.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
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From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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From this reading Cast Up by the Sea on a Tropical Island V. Strange Surroundings; Building a House VI.
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From this reading The Golden Treasure of the Virgin Islands [ *CONTENTS.* Chapter.
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From this reading I. Early Life; Off for a Voyage II.
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From this reading Heavy Weather; the Sargasso Sea III.
