A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman. The absurdest notions ran in utter confusion through my mind. I thought madness was coming on! But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss. Hans was approaching.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The absurdest notions ran in utter confusion through my mind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought madness was coming on!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The absurdest notions ran in utter confusion through my mind.”
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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 WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading The absurdest notions ran in utter confusion through my mind.
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From this reading But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss.
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From this reading Hans was approaching.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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From this reading But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading Hans was approaching.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss.
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From this reading I thought madness was coming on!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The absurdest notions ran in utter confusion through my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss.
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From this reading The absurdest notions ran in utter confusion through my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But at last a noise of footsteps was heard in the dark abyss.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I thought madness was coming on!
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading The absurdest notions ran in utter confusion through my mind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought madness was coming on!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The absurdest notions ran in utter confusion through my mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading The absurdest notions ran in utter confusion through my mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
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From this reading WATER DISCOVERED For a whole hour I was trying to work out in my delirious brain the reasons which might have influenced this seemingly tranquil huntsman.
