A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
“Lieutenant Bowsfield,” Martha nodded. “But Hilo! I was the first woman on his back. He was a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken. So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was the first woman on his back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Lieutenant Bowsfield,” Martha nodded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.”
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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 a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken.
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From this reading He was a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken.
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From this reading I was the first woman on his back.
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From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
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From this reading “Lieutenant Bowsfield,” Martha nodded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But Hilo!
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From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
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From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was the first woman on his back.
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From this reading He was a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken.
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From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
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From this reading “But Hilo!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was the first woman on his back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was the first woman on his back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
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From this reading He was a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken.
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From this reading “Lieutenant Bowsfield,” Martha nodded.
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From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
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From this reading “Lieutenant Bowsfield,” Martha nodded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lieutenant Bowsfield,” Martha nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was the first woman on his back.
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From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
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From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was the first woman on his back.
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From this reading He was a three-year-old, almost a four-year, and just broken.
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From this reading So black and in such a vigour of coat that the high lights on him clad him in shimmering silver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was the first woman on his back.
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From this reading I was the first woman on his back.
