A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
QUICK WORK IS NECESSARY. “Dead!” The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain. There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again. “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading ““Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Dead!””
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading ““Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.”
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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 The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.
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From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dead!”
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
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From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading QUICK WORK IS NECESSARY.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
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From this reading QUICK WORK IS NECESSARY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading QUICK WORK IS NECESSARY.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.
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From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then Follansbee’s voice came again.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading The way in which Stone repeated the word gave a hint to the listener of the grim hatred that possessed that demented brain.
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From this reading QUICK WORK IS NECESSARY.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Above all, however,” he said, “remember that you must not be in a hurry.
