A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here. So did I, or rather, Dave Thordsen. There were just the three of us. No one else worked in the lab. Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one else worked in the lab.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.”
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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 Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
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From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
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From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
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From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
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From this reading So did I, or rather, Dave Thordsen.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
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From this reading No one else worked in the lab.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
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From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
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From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So did I, or rather, Dave Thordsen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one else worked in the lab.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
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From this reading There were just the three of us.
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From this reading No one else worked in the lab.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
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From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
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From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
not any; not one
From this reading No one else worked in the lab.
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From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
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From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were just the three of us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one else worked in the lab.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So did I, or rather, Dave Thordsen.
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From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
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From this reading So did I, or rather, Dave Thordsen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So did I, or rather, Dave Thordsen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were just the three of us.
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From this reading There were just the three of us.
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From this reading So did I, or rather, Dave Thordsen.
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From this reading There were just the three of us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were just the three of us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were just the three of us.
which person or people
From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
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From this reading It was now obvious to me that Hank and Orville did work here.
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From this reading No one else worked in the lab.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I was first, last and always Fred Martin, who lived in a bachelor apartment.
