A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Hans Christian Andersen and Shakespeare! “Can’t you find a cave?” asked Tish. “I had a cave,” he said, “but——” “But what?” “Three charming women found it while I was out on the mountainside. They needed the shelter more than I, and so——” “What!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Three charming women found it while I was out on the mountainside.”
during the time that
From this reading ““Three charming women found it while I was out on the mountainside.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three charming women found it while I was out on the mountainside.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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From this reading Hans Christian Andersen and Shakespeare!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had a cave,” he said, “but——” “But what?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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From this reading They needed the shelter more than I, and so——” “What!”
touching and supported by a surface
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From this reading They needed the shelter more than I, and so——” “What!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They needed the shelter more than I, and so——” “What!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They needed the shelter more than I, and so——” “What!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Three charming women found it while I was out on the mountainside.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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From this reading “Three charming women found it while I was out on the mountainside.
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From this reading “Can’t you find a cave?” asked Tish.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Three charming women found it while I was out on the mountainside.
used to ask for information about something
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during the time that
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the person or people being spoken to
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