A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Captain Torkel turned to Fox. "_You_ remember faces, don't you, Fox?" The little man shrugged. "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together. You really can't remember a single one.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Torkel turned to Fox.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little man shrugged.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You really can't remember a single one.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"_You_ remember faces, don't you, Fox?"”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.”
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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 You really can't remember a single one.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
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From this reading You really can't remember a single one.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Torkel turned to Fox.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
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From this reading "_You_ remember faces, don't you, Fox?"
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From this reading "_You_ remember faces, don't you, Fox?"
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From this reading Captain Torkel turned to Fox.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little man shrugged.
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From this reading The little man shrugged.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You really can't remember a single one.
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From this reading You really can't remember a single one.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "_You_ remember faces, don't you, Fox?"
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
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From this reading The little man shrugged.
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From this reading You really can't remember a single one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little man shrugged.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Torkel turned to Fox.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
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From this reading Captain Torkel turned to Fox.
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From this reading Captain Torkel turned to Fox.
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From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "They're like those crowd scenes we used to see in movies--hundreds and thousands of faces all huddled together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_You_ remember faces, don't you, Fox?"
