A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Lin started to say something and thought better of it. "And there's something else," Dorothy went on. "It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday. He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have. He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."”
any thing at all
From this reading “He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “"It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Lin started to say something and thought better of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lin started to say something and thought better of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And there's something else," Dorothy went on.”
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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 demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
any thing at all
From this reading He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."
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From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
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From this reading He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
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From this reading He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."
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From this reading "And there's something else," Dorothy went on.
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From this reading He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
demanded something firmly
From this reading "It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
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From this reading "It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."
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From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
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From this reading "It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And there's something else," Dorothy went on.
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From this reading He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
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From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
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From this reading "It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
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From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
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From this reading He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.
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From this reading "And there's something else," Dorothy went on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lin started to say something and thought better of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He demanded that I give him a paper I was supposed to have.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And there's something else," Dorothy went on.
at the time that
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From this reading He wouldn't believe me when I told him I didn't know anything about it."
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From this reading "It's the man that insisted on seeing me yesterday.
