A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes. Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong. Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space. Blurred figures crossed before his unfocused gaze. The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.”
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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 The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.
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From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.
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From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
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From this reading Blurred figures crossed before his unfocused gaze.
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From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
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From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
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From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
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From this reading Blurred figures crossed before his unfocused gaze.
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From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
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From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
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From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
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From this reading Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
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From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blurred figures crossed before his unfocused gaze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
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From this reading Blurred figures crossed before his unfocused gaze.
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From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
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From this reading Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
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From this reading Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
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From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
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From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
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From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
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From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
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From this reading Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he saw clearly was the roan, still grazing in the circle of its picket-rope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
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From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
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From this reading Blurred figures crossed before his unfocused gaze.
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From this reading Hazily the sound of voices drifted to him across an immense space.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
at the time that
From this reading The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes.
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From this reading Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of something wrong.
