A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Then the fear began, mounting slowly. He jerked around quickly, scanning the street. For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop. Probably someone else. The fear mounted a little, and he found his steps quickening.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He jerked around quickly, scanning the street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the fear began, mounting slowly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fear mounted a little, and he found his steps quickening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fear mounted a little, and he found his steps quickening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Probably someone else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.”
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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 For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He jerked around quickly, scanning the street.
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From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
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From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the fear began, mounting slowly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
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From this reading Probably someone else.
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From this reading Then the fear began, mounting slowly.
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From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fear mounted a little, and he found his steps quickening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He jerked around quickly, scanning the street.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fear mounted a little, and he found his steps quickening.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
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From this reading He jerked around quickly, scanning the street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fear mounted a little, and he found his steps quickening.
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From this reading The fear mounted a little, and he found his steps quickening.
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From this reading Then the fear began, mounting slowly.
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From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably someone else.
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From this reading The fear mounted a little, and he found his steps quickening.
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From this reading He jerked around quickly, scanning the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He jerked around quickly, scanning the street.
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From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
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From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
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From this reading Then the fear began, mounting slowly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Probably someone else.
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From this reading The fear mounted a little, and he found his steps quickening.
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From this reading He jerked around quickly, scanning the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the fear began, mounting slowly.
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From this reading Then the fear began, mounting slowly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
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From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a second, he thought he saw the slim figure, but it was only a back turned to him, and it disappeared into a barber-shop.
