A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
I then lost sight of him completely for several years. His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity. He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.” It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again. He was growing fruit on a ranch in Vancouver Island.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I then lost sight of him completely for several years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.”
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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 was growing fruit on a ranch in Vancouver Island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
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From this reading He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.”
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From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
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From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
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From this reading He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
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From this reading He was growing fruit on a ranch in Vancouver Island.
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From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
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From this reading He was growing fruit on a ranch in Vancouver Island.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
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From this reading He was growing fruit on a ranch in Vancouver Island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
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From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
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From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
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From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
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From this reading He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was growing fruit on a ranch in Vancouver Island.
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From this reading He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
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From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.”
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From this reading He was growing fruit on a ranch in Vancouver Island.
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From this reading He once said to me: “My family’s beastly old, and beastly poor.”
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From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
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From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
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From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
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From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
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From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
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From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
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From this reading He was growing fruit on a ranch in Vancouver Island.
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From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
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From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His people were not well off, and he did not go up to the ’Varsity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was during one of my Odysseys in connection with sport that I saw him again.
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From this reading I then lost sight of him completely for several years.
