A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last. I read them over now, and laugh aloud. Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined. Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living. And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I read them over now, and laugh aloud.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.”
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From this reading I read them over now, and laugh aloud.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I read them over now, and laugh aloud.
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From this reading And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
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From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
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From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
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From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
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From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
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From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
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From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
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From this reading And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
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From this reading I read them over now, and laugh aloud.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
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From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
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From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
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From this reading And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.
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From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
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From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
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From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
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From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
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From this reading I read them over now, and laugh aloud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
above and across; more than
From this reading I read them over now, and laugh aloud.
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From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
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From this reading I read them over now, and laugh aloud.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
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From this reading Instead of dying at Mentone as I proposed, I am here, at Mustapha Superieur, still living.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Life is more devilishly humorous than I in my most nightmare dreams ever imagined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I read them over now, and laugh aloud.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
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From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
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From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
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From this reading It is many weeks since I wrote those words which I thought were to be my last.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And let me tell you the master joke of the Arch-Jester.
