A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan. Everybody seemed to know him. His office was up over the bank. When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us. “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
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every person
From this reading “Everybody seemed to know him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody seemed to know him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “His office was up over the bank.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody seemed to know him.”
during the time that
From this reading ““D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?””
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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 “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
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From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
in or near a particular place or position
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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every person
From this reading Everybody seemed to know him.
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From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everybody seemed to know him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His office was up over the bank.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody seemed to know him.
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From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
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From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
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From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
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From this reading His office was up over the bank.
above and across; more than
From this reading His office was up over the bank.
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From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody seemed to know him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His office was up over the bank.
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading His office was up over the bank.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
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From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
at the time that
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
during the time that
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
