A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXV
EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again. It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally. The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop. But what cared the partners? For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.”
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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 It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
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From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
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From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what cared the partners?
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From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
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From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading But what cared the partners?
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From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
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From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
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From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
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From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
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From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
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From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
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From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
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From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
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From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
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From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
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From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
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From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading But what cared the partners?
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From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
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From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EXIT So it befell that the big black wagon belonging to the brick orphan home came and turned around and went back again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It got in the way of all the automobiles that were headed for The Home of Fresh Doughnuts (a new sign) and was a nuisance generally.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what cared the partners?
which person or people
From this reading The men who drove it didn’t buy so much as a gumdrop.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For such a business were they doing as would make the Standard Oil Company turn green with envy.
