A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
"I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed. "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something. Which I hope is all I do need!" He brought out an extremely small vacuum device. He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He brought out an extremely small vacuum device.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.”
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From this reading Which I hope is all I do need!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed.
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From this reading "I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed.
any thing at all
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He brought out an extremely small vacuum device.
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From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
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From this reading He brought out an extremely small vacuum device.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
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From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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From this reading He brought out an extremely small vacuum device.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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From this reading "I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed.
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From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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From this reading Which I hope is all I do need!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
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From this reading "I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed.
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From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which I hope is all I do need!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
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From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed.
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From this reading "I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
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From this reading He brought out an extremely small vacuum device.
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From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
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From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
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From this reading He brought out an extremely small vacuum device.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He cleaned the garments he'd just removed, drawing every particle of dust from them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed.
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From this reading "I'm not going to try an analysis," he observed.
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From this reading He brought out an extremely small vacuum device.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which I hope is all I do need!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be silly to try to do anything so complicated if I only need to identify something.
