A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
AN UNEXPECTED RESULT. The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time. In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it. The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said. And the Parson was careful to carry it upon his shoulder, too.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.”
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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 In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RESULT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading And the Parson was careful to carry it upon his shoulder, too.
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From this reading And the Parson was careful to carry it upon his shoulder, too.
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From this reading The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
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From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the Parson was careful to carry it upon his shoulder, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
demanded something firmly
From this reading The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.
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From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
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From this reading The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RESULT.
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From this reading The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.
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From this reading And the Parson was careful to carry it upon his shoulder, too.
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From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
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From this reading In the first place, the Parson had been provident enough to fee a drum orderly to steal him a spade and hide it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
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From this reading And the Parson was careful to carry it upon his shoulder, too.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RESULT.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.
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From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The walk through that mountain forest was one to be remembered for some time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Parson insisted upon carrying that spade himself, for that was what the old man had said.
