A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
"Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man. "Well, they belong to the same master," retorted the yard-dog. "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little. I can see that in you. I have age and experience.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have age and experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, they belong to the same master," retorted the yard-dog.”
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From this reading I have age and experience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
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From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
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From this reading "Well, they belong to the same master," retorted the yard-dog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see that in you.
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From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
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From this reading I have age and experience.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have age and experience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I can see that in you.
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From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
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From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
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From this reading "Well, they belong to the same master," retorted the yard-dog.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
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From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
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From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
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From this reading "Well, they belong to the same master," retorted the yard-dog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
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From this reading I can see that in you.
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From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can see that in you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, they belong to the same master," retorted the yard-dog.
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From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
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From this reading "Well, they belong to the same master," retorted the yard-dog.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
which person or people
From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
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From this reading "Well, they belong to the same master," retorted the yard-dog.
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From this reading "Certainly people who were only born yesterday know very little.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are they the same kind of beings as you and I?" asked the Snow Man.
