A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXI
But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response. By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail. One cocktail left me dead. There was no glow, no laughter tickle. Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One cocktail left me dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One cocktail left me dead.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.”
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From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
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From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
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From this reading Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
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From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One cocktail left me dead.
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From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
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From this reading Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
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From this reading There was no glow, no laughter tickle.
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From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
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From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
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From this reading There was no glow, no laughter tickle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One cocktail left me dead.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One cocktail left me dead.
not any; not one
From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
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From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
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From this reading Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
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From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
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From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
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From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
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From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
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From this reading Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
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From this reading There was no glow, no laughter tickle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
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From this reading Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By and by I discovered there was no kick at all in one cocktail.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two or three cocktails were required to produce the original effect of one.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But the same stimulus to the human organism will not continue to produce the same response.
