A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford. He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well. “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?” “Home,” I answered. “Is that so?” said he.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Home,” I answered.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Home,” I answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
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From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
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From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
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From this reading “Home,” I answered.
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From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
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From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
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From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
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From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
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From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
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From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Is that so?” said he.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that so?” said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
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From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
