A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
TO THE RESCUE. The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room. "Hello!" said I; "where have you been? I didn't hear you get up." "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Hello!" said I; "where have you been?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Hello!" said I; "where have you been?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't hear you get up."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
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From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
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From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
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From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
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From this reading I didn't hear you get up."
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From this reading I didn't hear you get up."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't hear you get up."
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From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
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From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
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From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
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From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
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From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
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From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
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From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
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From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
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From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
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From this reading I didn't hear you get up."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning, I was awakened by Rectus coming into the room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I called you once or twice," said Rectus, "but you were sleeping so soundly I thought I'd let you alone.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hello!" said I; "where have you been?
