A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Potter went home, but not to bed. He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor. Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse. Now he dusted them off and placed them on the counter. He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
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later than; following
From this reading “Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Potter went home, but not to bed.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.”
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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 He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
later than; following
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
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From this reading He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
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From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
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From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
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From this reading Potter went home, but not to bed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Potter went home, but not to bed.
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From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
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From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading Now he dusted them off and placed them on the counter.
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From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading Now he dusted them off and placed them on the counter.
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From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
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From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading Potter went home, but not to bed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Potter went home, but not to bed.
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From this reading Now he dusted them off and placed them on the counter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading Now he dusted them off and placed them on the counter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
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From this reading Now he dusted them off and placed them on the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Potter went home, but not to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
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From this reading He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fact after fact had strayed into his storehouse, to be put on a shelf and to be allowed to collect the dust of disuse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now he dusted them off and placed them on the counter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Potter went home, but not to bed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Potter went home, but not to bed.
in or at the place that
From this reading He had arrived at a moment where attention must be focused upon Cantor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had not fancied they would stretch out into such an arresting array.
