A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait. The doors were pushed open and someone looked out. In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently. Then he went inside, leaving the windows open. 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he went inside, leaving the windows open.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
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From this reading AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.
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From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
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From this reading The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.
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From this reading 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
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From this reading Then he went inside, leaving the windows open.
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From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
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From this reading 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
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From this reading Then he went inside, leaving the windows open.
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From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
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From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
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From this reading The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
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From this reading The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
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From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
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From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
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From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
a person, without saying who
From this reading The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
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From this reading AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
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From this reading Then he went inside, leaving the windows open.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.
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From this reading 'He must have heard me step on to the verandah,' thought Jim.
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From this reading AT CUDGEGONG STATION He had not long to wait.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the dim light he saw it was Rodney Shaw, and he seemed to be listening intently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he went inside, leaving the windows open.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doors were pushed open and someone looked out.
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From this reading Then he went inside, leaving the windows open.
