A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
THE TRUTH REVEALED. I will here resume my own narrative. When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken. The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern. When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.”
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will here resume my own narrative.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.”
great speed
From this reading “The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.”
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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 When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
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From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
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From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will here resume my own narrative.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will here resume my own narrative.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will here resume my own narrative.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
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From this reading I will here resume my own narrative.
not any; not one
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
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From this reading I will here resume my own narrative.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
great speed
From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
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From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
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From this reading I will here resume my own narrative.
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From this reading THE TRUTH REVEALED.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRUTH REVEALED.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
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From this reading THE TRUTH REVEALED.
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From this reading When I found I could move my limbs freely I sat up, and discovered that I was in a small cabin on board a steamer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
at the time that
From this reading When I came to myself I was dazed and aching, but, so far as I could discover, there were no bones broken.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will here resume my own narrative.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The curious part about it was the rapidity with which I recalled my fall into the cavern.
