A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Mr. Allen regarded Uncle Tom. To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers. “Now, don’t go addin’ up milestones,” said Uncle Tom. “I’m an optimis’, I am. There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.””
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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 There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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From this reading “Now, don’t go addin’ up milestones,” said Uncle Tom.
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From this reading Mr. Allen regarded Uncle Tom.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I’m an optimis’, I am.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I’m an optimis’, I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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From this reading “Now, don’t go addin’ up milestones,” said Uncle Tom.
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From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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From this reading “Now, don’t go addin’ up milestones,” said Uncle Tom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m an optimis’, I am.
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From this reading “I’m an optimis’, I am.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
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From this reading “Now, don’t go addin’ up milestones,” said Uncle Tom.
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From this reading Mr. Allen regarded Uncle Tom.
not any; not one
From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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From this reading “Now, don’t go addin’ up milestones,” said Uncle Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m an optimis’, I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Allen regarded Uncle Tom.
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From this reading “Now, don’t go addin’ up milestones,” said Uncle Tom.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
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From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
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From this reading There’s a good few tides come in since that little lark, but I don’t feel no older.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
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From this reading Mr. Allen regarded Uncle Tom.
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From this reading Mr. Allen regarded Uncle Tom.
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From this reading “Now, don’t go addin’ up milestones,” said Uncle Tom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To survey and measure the past was beyond his powers.
