A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
THE BLACK PYRE “Good God!” Orbit exclaimed in horrified accents. “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute! That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you! Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BLACK PYRE “Good God!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!”
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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 Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
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From this reading Orbit exclaimed in horrified accents.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
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From this reading THE BLACK PYRE “Good God!”
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From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
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From this reading “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!
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From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
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From this reading “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!
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From this reading “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!
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From this reading Orbit exclaimed in horrified accents.
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From this reading “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!
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From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
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From this reading THE BLACK PYRE “Good God!”
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From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLACK PYRE “Good God!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
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From this reading Orbit exclaimed in horrified accents.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Orbit exclaimed in horrified accents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!
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From this reading “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
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From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
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From this reading Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
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From this reading Orbit exclaimed in horrified accents.
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From this reading THE BLACK PYRE “Good God!”
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From this reading Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
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From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
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From this reading Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
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From this reading Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK PYRE “Good God!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
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From this reading “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!
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From this reading Surely this is only a vague supposition, a last resort!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That he was buried beneath the coal!—Goddard, my old friend, what can I say to you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t mean that the little fellow tumbled down the chute!
