A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
"Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window. Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work. Suddenly he smiled thinly. "The description tallies," he said. "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “"Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “"You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he smiled thinly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.”
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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 "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
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From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
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From this reading "The description tallies," he said.
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From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
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From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
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From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
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From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he smiled thinly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
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From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
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From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
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From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The description tallies," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he smiled thinly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he smiled thinly.
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From this reading "The description tallies," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
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From this reading Suddenly he smiled thinly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
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From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just come from room across," Dytie told him, jerking a thumb at the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Romadka studied her through narrowed eyes behind which memory seemed to be at work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're the young woman Mr. Gish watched undressing last night, and onto whom he grafted a remarkable delusion."
