A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
I have never been in the habit of reading signs. I don't like to read signs. I have never met a man that liked to read signs. I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit. He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have never been in the habit of reading signs.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have never been in the habit of reading signs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never been in the habit of reading signs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.”
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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 I have never met a man that liked to read signs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
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From this reading He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
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From this reading I don't like to read signs.
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From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
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From this reading He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
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From this reading He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
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From this reading He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
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From this reading I don't like to read signs.
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From this reading I have never met a man that liked to read signs.
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From this reading I have never met a man that liked to read signs.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
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From this reading I have never met a man that liked to read signs.
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From this reading He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
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From this reading I don't like to read signs.
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From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the same interest in my invention that I have in a certain kind of mustard.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have never met a man that liked to read signs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have never been in the habit of reading signs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't like to read signs.
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From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
which person or people
From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
belonging to which person
From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I once invented a creature who could play the piano with a hammer, and I mentioned him to a professor in Harvard University whose peculiarity was Sanscrit.
