A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
ELEVATORVILLE. Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache. He was in bed in his room at the hotel. His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him. “I don’t recollect coming to bed,” he muttered in a perplexed tone.
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involved with or connected to
From this reading “His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading ““I don’t recollect coming to bed,” he muttered in a perplexed tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.”
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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 Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was in bed in his room at the hotel.
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From this reading He was in bed in his room at the hotel.
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From this reading “I don’t recollect coming to bed,” he muttered in a perplexed tone.
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From this reading “I don’t recollect coming to bed,” he muttered in a perplexed tone.
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From this reading ELEVATORVILLE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in bed in his room at the hotel.
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From this reading Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in bed in his room at the hotel.
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From this reading He was in bed in his room at the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t recollect coming to bed,” he muttered in a perplexed tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in bed in his room at the hotel.
involved with or connected to
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “I don’t recollect coming to bed,” he muttered in a perplexed tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.
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From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
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From this reading “I don’t recollect coming to bed,” he muttered in a perplexed tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
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From this reading “I don’t recollect coming to bed,” he muttered in a perplexed tone.
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From this reading He was in bed in his room at the hotel.
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From this reading Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.
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From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was in bed in his room at the hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
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From this reading “I don’t recollect coming to bed,” he muttered in a perplexed tone.
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From this reading Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.
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From this reading Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in bed in his room at the hotel.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.
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From this reading Vance woke up next morning with a severe headache.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His thinking powers were somewhat mixed, and he wondered what had occurred to him.
