A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
My name is Arthur Gordon Pym. My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born. My maternal grandfather was an attorney in good practice. He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called. By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My maternal grandfather was an attorney in good practice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My name is Arthur Gordon Pym.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.”
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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 My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My maternal grandfather was an attorney in good practice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
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From this reading My name is Arthur Gordon Pym.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
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From this reading My maternal grandfather was an attorney in good practice.
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From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
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From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
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From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
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From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
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From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My maternal grandfather was an attorney in good practice.
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From this reading My name is Arthur Gordon Pym.
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From this reading My maternal grandfather was an attorney in good practice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Arthur Gordon Pym.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
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From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
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From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
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From this reading My maternal grandfather was an attorney in good practice.
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From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
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From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Arthur Gordon Pym.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My name is Arthur Gordon Pym.
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From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
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From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
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From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
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From this reading My maternal grandfather was an attorney in good practice.
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From this reading My name is Arthur Gordon Pym.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
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From this reading By these and other means he had managed to lay by a tolerable sum of money.
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From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fortunate in every thing, and had speculated very successfully in stocks of the Edgarton New Bank, as it was formerly called.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
in or at the place that
From this reading My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
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