A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains. On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly. John Webb came to the door in response to his rap. He was quite unchanged. Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Webb came to the door in response to his rap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was quite unchanged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
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From this reading John Webb came to the door in response to his rap.
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From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
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From this reading On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.
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From this reading John Webb came to the door in response to his rap.
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From this reading On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.
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From this reading On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.
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From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
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From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
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From this reading John Webb came to the door in response to his rap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.
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From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
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From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was quite unchanged.
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From this reading John Webb came to the door in response to his rap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Webb came to the door in response to his rap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
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From this reading On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.
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From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Saturday morning he dropped in at Drake's to see Dolly.
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From this reading He was quite unchanged.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was quite unchanged.
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From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
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From this reading John Webb came to the door in response to his rap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saunders spent the end of that week on his plantation in the mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
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From this reading Even the clothes he was wearing had the same look as those he wore five years before.
