A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern. In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals. Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance. Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement. "Where is this place?"
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.”
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.
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From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
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From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
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From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
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From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
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From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is this place?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
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From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
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From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
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From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
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From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
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From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
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From this reading Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.
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From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
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From this reading Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.
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From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
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From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
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From this reading "Where is this place?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.
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From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
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From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
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From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In ordinary matters--and some out of the ordinary--I was among the coolest headed of mortals.
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From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Where is this place?"
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From this reading Now I seemed quite thrown off my balance.
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From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
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From this reading Somehow it never occurred to me to doubt the truth of Jan Boom's statement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is this place?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
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From this reading Even then I noticed that he was looking at me with wonder tinged with concern.
