A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling. A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile. “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully. “They cleaned me.” Bud straightened his drooping shoulders and scooped the money into his hand.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bud straightened his drooping shoulders and scooped the money into his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.”
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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 A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
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From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
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From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
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From this reading “They cleaned me.”
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From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
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From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
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From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
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From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
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From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
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From this reading Bud straightened his drooping shoulders and scooped the money into his hand.
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From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
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From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
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From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.
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From this reading Bud straightened his drooping shoulders and scooped the money into his hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bud straightened his drooping shoulders and scooped the money into his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
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From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They cleaned me.”
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From this reading Bud straightened his drooping shoulders and scooped the money into his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
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From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bud straightened his drooping shoulders and scooped the money into his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bud straightened his drooping shoulders and scooped the money into his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bud straightened his drooping shoulders and scooped the money into his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They cleaned me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar alarm clock ticked resonantly, punctuated now and then by the dull clink of silver as Bud lifted a coin and let it drop on the little pile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank watched him curiously, his jaws still resting between his two palms, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen, his lips loose and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pretty good luck you had last night,” Frank ventured wishfully.
