A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
“Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly. It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache. He had a scar on his upper lip, and he was dirty and unshaven. He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me. “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.”
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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 It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
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From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me.
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From this reading It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
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From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
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From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
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From this reading He had a scar on his upper lip, and he was dirty and unshaven.
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From this reading It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
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From this reading It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
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From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
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From this reading It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a scar on his upper lip, and he was dirty and unshaven.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
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From this reading He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
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From this reading He had a scar on his upper lip, and he was dirty and unshaven.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me.
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From this reading It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
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From this reading It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
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From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
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From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had a scar on his upper lip, and he was dirty and unshaven.
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From this reading He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me.
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From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
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From this reading He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me.
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From this reading He had a scar on his upper lip, and he was dirty and unshaven.
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From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
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From this reading He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
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From this reading He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I know now that he was afraid of me, but at the time that did not occur to me.
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From this reading He kept shouting unintelligible things, questions, perhaps, at me.
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From this reading He had a scar on his upper lip, and he was dirty and unshaven.
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From this reading He had a scar on his upper lip, and he was dirty and unshaven.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Presently he was so close I could see his face clearly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a narrow face, with dull gray eyes, and a black moustache.
