A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
_Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man? _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off. _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that? _Boy:_ Sawing. * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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later than; following
From this reading “* * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “* * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “* * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “* * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.”
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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 * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
later than; following
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
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From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
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From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
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From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
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From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
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From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
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From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
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From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
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From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
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From this reading _Boy:_ Sawing.
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From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
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From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading _Boy:_ Sawed the top of my finger off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
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From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
which person or people
From this reading * * * REMEMBERED Blinks, after inviting his friend, Jinks, who has just returned from abroad, to dinner, is telling him what a fine memory his little son Bobby has.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ Dear, dear, how did you do that?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sympathetic Lady:_ What's the matter with your hand, my little man?
