A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned. Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor. Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!” I said. “Sperry!”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!””
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From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
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From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
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From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
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From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
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From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
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From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
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From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
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From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
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From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
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From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
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From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
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From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Obeying an impulse, I stood erect and called out sharply, “Sperry!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
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From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
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From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
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From this reading Some one who, in all probability, still lurked on the upper floor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
which person or people
From this reading Some one, then, had been there before me--some one who knew what I knew, had reasoned as I reasoned.
