A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!" "Remember it!" I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments. "Remember it! Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
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From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
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From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
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From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
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From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
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From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
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From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
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From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
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From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
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From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
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From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
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From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
