A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
________________________________________________________________________ THE RED DERELICT, BY BERTRAM MITFORD. CHAPTER ONE. THE EPISODE OF THE BRINDLED GNU. "Mine!" The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"Mine!"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.”
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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 The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ THE RED DERELICT, BY BERTRAM MITFORD.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE BRINDLED GNU.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ THE RED DERELICT, BY BERTRAM MITFORD.
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ THE RED DERELICT, BY BERTRAM MITFORD.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE BRINDLED GNU.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE BRINDLED GNU.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mine!"
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ THE RED DERELICT, BY BERTRAM MITFORD.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE BRINDLED GNU.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ THE RED DERELICT, BY BERTRAM MITFORD.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ THE RED DERELICT, BY BERTRAM MITFORD.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
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From this reading The word was breathed rather than uttered, and its intonation conveyed a sense of the most perfect, even ecstatic, contentment.
