A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVIII
For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless. We'd said all we had to say. My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper. I picked up this galley proof. It was one of Winter's essays.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was one of Winter's essays.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.”
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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 For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
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From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
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From this reading We'd said all we had to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
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From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
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From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
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From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
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From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
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From this reading It was one of Winter's essays.
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From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
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From this reading I picked up this galley proof.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We'd said all we had to say.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
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From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of Winter's essays.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of Winter's essays.
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From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
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From this reading I picked up this galley proof.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
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From this reading I picked up this galley proof.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
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From this reading We'd said all we had to say.
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From this reading We'd said all we had to say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
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From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
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From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I picked up this galley proof.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We'd said all we had to say.
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From this reading I picked up this galley proof.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My eyes caught a printed slip upon the desk before him, and I came back abruptly to the paper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of Winter's essays.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For a long time, as it seemed, we remained silent and motionless.
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From this reading We'd said all we had to say.
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From this reading It was one of Winter's essays.
