A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last. “I discovered it,” Pee-wee said. Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither. And this was the beginning of wonderful things. “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And this was the beginning of wonderful things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.”
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And this was the beginning of wonderful things.”
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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 “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this was the beginning of wonderful things.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.
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From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And this was the beginning of wonderful things.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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From this reading THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.
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From this reading THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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From this reading THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I discovered it,” Pee-wee said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I discovered it,” Pee-wee said.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.
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From this reading THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.
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From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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From this reading THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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From this reading “I discovered it,” Pee-wee said.
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From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
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From this reading “I discovered it,” Pee-wee said.
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From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.
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From this reading And this was the beginning of wonderful things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
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From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST LAUGH Goodale Manor Farm was discovered at last.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether this was true or not, he certainly led the first band of pilgrims thither.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And this was the beginning of wonderful things.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now you can see how good it was that I built a float and joined the parade and didn’t get the prize and got lost in the fog,” he said.
