A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened. I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much. “Catty said he wasn’t going to leave town, did he?” Dad asked. “Yes,” I says.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dad asked.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dad asked.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Catty said he wasn’t going to leave town, did he?”
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From this reading I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading “Catty said he wasn’t going to leave town, did he?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Catty said he wasn’t going to leave town, did he?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
above and across; more than
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading “Catty said he wasn’t going to leave town, did he?”
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From this reading I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.
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From this reading “Yes,” I says.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told Dad about it, but he didn’t say much.
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From this reading “Catty said he wasn’t going to leave town, did he?”
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading “Catty said he wasn’t going to leave town, did he?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I could hardly wait for breakfast to be over in the morning so that I could hunt up Catty Atkins and find out just exactly what had happened.
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From this reading “Yes,” I says.
