A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
“It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.” Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold. “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went. I was younger then. Went alone.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Went alone.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ““There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.””
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading ““It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.”
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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 Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Went alone.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
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From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
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From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
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From this reading “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading I was younger then.
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From this reading “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been some discoveries of gold back of the Beyond among the hills and I went.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gordon Duncan’s tone was deep and vibrant with emotion as he began his story of a recluse companion and the treasure of green gold.
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From this reading “It was years back, so many I have fairly lost track.”
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From this reading I was younger then.
