A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading. “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand. “Where do you come from?” “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling. “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
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later than; following
From this reading “As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where do you come from?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.”
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later than; following
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
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From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
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From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where do you come from?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Where do you come from?”
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From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
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From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
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From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
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From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
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From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
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From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
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From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
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From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
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From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
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From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
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From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
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From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
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From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
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From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
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From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
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From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
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From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
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From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
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From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
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From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
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From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
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From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where do you come from?”
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From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where do you come from?”
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From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
