A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
The natural step to knowledge is through faith. Even human science teaches as much as this. The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them. Invention dreams before it does. Discovery believes before it finds.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Invention dreams before it does.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even human science teaches as much as this.”
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading “The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The natural step to knowledge is through faith.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The natural step to knowledge is through faith.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even human science teaches as much as this.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Invention dreams before it does.
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From this reading Discovery believes before it finds.
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From this reading Discovery believes before it finds.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Invention dreams before it does.
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From this reading Invention dreams before it does.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even human science teaches as much as this.
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From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
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From this reading Discovery believes before it finds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
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From this reading Even human science teaches as much as this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
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From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
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From this reading Invention dreams before it does.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The natural step to knowledge is through faith.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Invention dreams before it does.
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From this reading Even human science teaches as much as this.
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From this reading The natural step to knowledge is through faith.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
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From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
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From this reading Even human science teaches as much as this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The natural step to knowledge is through faith.
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From this reading Even human science teaches as much as this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The natural step to knowledge is through faith.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
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From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even human science teaches as much as this.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The natural step to knowledge is through faith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The natural step to knowledge is through faith.
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From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
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From this reading The faith of the scholar in the theoretic value of his facts precedes his intelligent use of them.
