A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
THE EFFECT OF SNOW. He journeyed some time along this course. Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct. Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow. It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “He journeyed some time along this course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He journeyed some time along this course.”
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading “It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He journeyed some time along this course.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
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From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
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From this reading Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.
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From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF SNOW.
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From this reading Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.
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From this reading Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.
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From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
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From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
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From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
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From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EFFECT OF SNOW.
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From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF SNOW.
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From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
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From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EFFECT OF SNOW.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
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From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
at the time that
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
