A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures. If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all. As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do? We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody. There were no adventures because there was nothing to fight.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.”
any person at all
From this reading “We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.”
for the reason that
From this reading “There were no adventures because there was nothing to fight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There were no adventures because there was nothing to fight.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.”
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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 As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
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From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
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From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
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From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
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From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
any person at all
From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
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From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
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From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
for the reason that
From this reading There were no adventures because there was nothing to fight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
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From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
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From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
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From this reading There were no adventures because there was nothing to fight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
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From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
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From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
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From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
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From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
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From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
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From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
not any; not one
From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There were no adventures because there was nothing to fight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
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From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
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From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
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From this reading There were no adventures because there was nothing to fight.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
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From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
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From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
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From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were no adventures because there was nothing to fight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
which person or people
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
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From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is no use for me to try to piece out this account with adventures.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We did get away, as described, and were peacefully brought back again without, as Terry complained, even the satisfaction of hitting anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the people who read it are not interested in these amazing women and their history, they will not be interested at all.
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From this reading As for us--three young men to a whole landful of women--what could we do?
