A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below. It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier. The wide boulevard of stucco houses, the shade trees and the lawns. And a few of the apes on the sidewalk, hurrying to work.... Only they weren't hurrying, he noticed after a moment.
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later than; following
From this reading “Only they weren't hurrying, he noticed after a moment.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.”
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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 It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
later than; following
From this reading Only they weren't hurrying, he noticed after a moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
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From this reading And a few of the apes on the sidewalk, hurrying to work....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
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From this reading The wide boulevard of stucco houses, the shade trees and the lawns.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
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From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
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From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
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From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
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From this reading The wide boulevard of stucco houses, the shade trees and the lawns.
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From this reading And a few of the apes on the sidewalk, hurrying to work....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
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From this reading The wide boulevard of stucco houses, the shade trees and the lawns.
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From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
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From this reading Only they weren't hurrying, he noticed after a moment.
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From this reading Only they weren't hurrying, he noticed after a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wide boulevard of stucco houses, the shade trees and the lawns.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And a few of the apes on the sidewalk, hurrying to work....
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From this reading Only they weren't hurrying, he noticed after a moment.
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From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
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From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
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From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
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From this reading The wide boulevard of stucco houses, the shade trees and the lawns.
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From this reading And a few of the apes on the sidewalk, hurrying to work....
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From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
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From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
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From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
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From this reading The wide boulevard of stucco houses, the shade trees and the lawns.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only they weren't hurrying, he noticed after a moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
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From this reading The wide boulevard of stucco houses, the shade trees and the lawns.
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From this reading Only they weren't hurrying, he noticed after a moment.
at the time that
From this reading It didn't seem any different than when he had come in a few minutes earlier.
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From this reading The wide boulevard of stucco houses, the shade trees and the lawns.
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From this reading Stan ran to the other window and stared at the street below.
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From this reading And a few of the apes on the sidewalk, hurrying to work....
