A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac. “What was it the history book said, Gordon? ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?” “Yes,” said Gordon. “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?”
energetic and quick
From this reading “‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?””
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.”
a thing, without saying which
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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 HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
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energetic and quick
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
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From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
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From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
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From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
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From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
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From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
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a thing, without saying which
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to ask for information about something
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From this reading “Yes,” said Gordon.
