A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
"Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said. "Lines and lines of stuff, of course. But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear. Your mother dies when you're six months old. Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lines and lines of stuff, of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.”
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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 But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
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From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
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From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
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From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
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From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
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From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
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From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
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From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
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From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
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From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
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From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
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From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
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From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
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From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
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From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
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From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
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From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
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From this reading "Lines and lines of stuff, of course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
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From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
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From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
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From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Here's what our investigators had the last time," Pilch said.
at the time that
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But here's a simple continuity which makes it clear.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then there are a few nurses whom you don't like very much.
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From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother dies when you're six months old.
