A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Trench folded the papers on his desk reflectively. “I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said. The judge chuckled. “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully. Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ““He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.”
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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 “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
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From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
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From this reading “I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said.
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From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading The judge chuckled.
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From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
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From this reading Trench folded the papers on his desk reflectively.
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From this reading “I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said.
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From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading Trench folded the papers on his desk reflectively.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said.
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From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Trench folded the papers on his desk reflectively.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading “I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said.
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From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading The judge chuckled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said.
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From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
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From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
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From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Trench folded the papers on his desk reflectively.
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From this reading “I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trench folded the papers on his desk reflectively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s a mighty queer package,” he said grimly, “a cross between a mollycoddle and a bully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trench folded the papers on his desk reflectively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t make out Jacob Eaton,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trench folded the papers on his desk reflectively.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
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From this reading Trench folded the papers on his desk reflectively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jinny Eaton raised him in jeweler’s cotton for fear he’d catch the measles, and he went to college with a silver christening mug and a silk quilt.
