XIII.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
“Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them. I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench. For several minutes I trembled violently. Then I became calmer. Around me was my old workshop again, exactly as it had been.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around me was my old workshop again, exactly as it had been.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading Then I became calmer.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Around me was my old workshop again, exactly as it had been.
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From this reading I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench.
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From this reading Then I became calmer.
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From this reading I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench.
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From this reading Around me was my old workshop again, exactly as it had been.
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From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several minutes I trembled violently.
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From this reading I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Around me was my old workshop again, exactly as it had been.
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From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading For several minutes I trembled violently.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench.
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From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench.
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From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading For several minutes I trembled violently.
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From this reading I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench.
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From this reading “Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
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From this reading For several minutes I trembled violently.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench.
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From this reading I got off the thing very shakily, and sat down upon my bench.
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From this reading For several minutes I trembled violently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Around me was my old workshop again, exactly as it had been.
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From this reading Around me was my old workshop again, exactly as it had been.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 12?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "XIII....", what tone does the author establish?
