A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
“See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out! How do you know this ain’t the man I want? What are you doing in here with him?” “How do I know?” said the girl, flaming red and white by turns. “Because I’ve known him a year.
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for the reason that
From this reading ““Because I’ve known him a year.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How do you know this ain’t the man I want?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!”
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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 “Because I’ve known him a year.
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From this reading How do you know this ain’t the man I want?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing in here with him?”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because I’ve known him a year.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “How do I know?” said the girl, flaming red and white by turns.
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you know this ain’t the man I want?
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From this reading What are you doing in here with him?”
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
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From this reading “How do I know?” said the girl, flaming red and white by turns.
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From this reading “How do I know?” said the girl, flaming red and white by turns.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What are you doing in here with him?”
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From this reading How do you know this ain’t the man I want?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How do you know this ain’t the man I want?
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
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From this reading “Because I’ve known him a year.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What are you doing in here with him?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How do you know this ain’t the man I want?
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From this reading “Because I’ve known him a year.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
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From this reading How do you know this ain’t the man I want?
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How do you know this ain’t the man I want?
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From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
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From this reading “How do I know?” said the girl, flaming red and white by turns.
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From this reading How do you know this ain’t the man I want?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you doing in here with him?”
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From this reading “How do I know?” said the girl, flaming red and white by turns.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What are you doing in here with him?”
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From this reading “Because I’ve known him a year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “See here, Fanny,” said the Cop, red and angry, “I’ll take you, too, if you don’t look out!
