A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
"No, no. He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas. 'Tweern't for shaw or for folks to see. He done it for pleasure. An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.”
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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 He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
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From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
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From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
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From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
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From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
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From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
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From this reading 'Tweern't for shaw or for folks to see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Tweern't for shaw or for folks to see.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
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From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
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From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
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From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
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From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
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From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no.
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From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Tweern't for shaw or for folks to see.
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From this reading He done it for pleasure.
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From this reading 'Tweern't for shaw or for folks to see.
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From this reading 'Tweern't for shaw or for folks to see.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
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From this reading 'Tweern't for shaw or for folks to see.
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From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
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From this reading He done it 'cause--'cause he just wanted a livin' thing to fill up a bit o' his canvas.
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From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
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From this reading An' I wants to knaw wheer he lives 'cause he might think I be in Newlyn still, but I ban't.
