A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
FOREWORD TO YE GENTLE READER. Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority. The frontier has gone to join the good Indian. In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization. The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The frontier has gone to join the good Indian.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.”
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading “Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.”
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From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
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From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading FOREWORD TO YE GENTLE READER.
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From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading The frontier has gone to join the good Indian.
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From this reading FOREWORD TO YE GENTLE READER.
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From this reading The frontier has gone to join the good Indian.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The frontier has gone to join the good Indian.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading The frontier has gone to join the good Indian.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading The frontier has gone to join the good Indian.
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From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
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From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
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From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOREWORD TO YE GENTLE READER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOREWORD TO YE GENTLE READER.
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From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
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From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
in or at the place that
From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
which person or people
From this reading In place of the ranger who patrolled the border for “bad men” has come the forest ranger, type of the forward lapping tide of civilization.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the memory of those of us still on the sunny side of forty the more remote West has passed from rollicking boyhood to its responsible majority.
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From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading FOREWORD TO YE GENTLE READER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place where I write this--Tucson, Arizona--is now essentially more civilized than New York.
