A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.” Hardress turned. He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods. “Good morning, Miss Linton. I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
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From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
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From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
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From this reading HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
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From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
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From this reading HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.”
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From this reading HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
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From this reading HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.”
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From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
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From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
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From this reading “Good morning, Miss Linton.
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From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
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From this reading “Good morning, Miss Linton.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOMEWOOD GETS BUSY “Good morning, Captain Hardress.”
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From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
above and across; more than
From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
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From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
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From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
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From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
in the direction of
From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
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From this reading Hardress turned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
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From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
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From this reading He was standing in the porch, looking out over the park towards the yellowing woods.
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From this reading I hope you’ll forgive me for being so lazy as to stay in bed for breakfast.
