A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
"This match-making," said Deane bluntly. "Always throwing that girl at my head. If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else. She doesn't care for me and I don't care for her. Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.”
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From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
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From this reading "Always throwing that girl at my head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She doesn't care for me and I don't care for her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Always throwing that girl at my head.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
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From this reading "This match-making," said Deane bluntly.
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From this reading Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
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From this reading "This match-making," said Deane bluntly.
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From this reading She doesn't care for me and I don't care for her.
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From this reading She doesn't care for me and I don't care for her.
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From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
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From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
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From this reading Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
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From this reading Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She doesn't care for me and I don't care for her.
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From this reading "Always throwing that girl at my head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
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From this reading "Always throwing that girl at my head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She doesn't care for me and I don't care for her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She doesn't care for me and I don't care for her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
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From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
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From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
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From this reading "This match-making," said Deane bluntly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She doesn't care for me and I don't care for her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Always throwing that girl at my head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
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From this reading "This match-making," said Deane bluntly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She doesn't care for me and I don't care for her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
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From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Besides----" He stopped, and the expression of his face changed suddenly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Always throwing that girl at my head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If it's not the duck-shooting stunt at 3 a. m., it's something else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This match-making," said Deane bluntly.
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From this reading "Always throwing that girl at my head.
