A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge. “I have put the past behind me,” he said. And he thought it would stay there. He married one of the sweetest and best of women. The match was an ideal one--exceptionally so.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““I have put the past behind me,” he said.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have put the past behind me,” he said.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He married one of the sweetest and best of women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he thought it would stay there.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And he thought it would stay there.”
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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 He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The match was an ideal one--exceptionally so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I have put the past behind me,” he said.
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From this reading He married one of the sweetest and best of women.
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From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
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From this reading The match was an ideal one--exceptionally so.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have put the past behind me,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have put the past behind me,” he said.
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From this reading The match was an ideal one--exceptionally so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he thought it would stay there.
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From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
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From this reading He married one of the sweetest and best of women.
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From this reading The match was an ideal one--exceptionally so.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have put the past behind me,” he said.
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From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He married one of the sweetest and best of women.
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From this reading “I have put the past behind me,” he said.
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From this reading “I have put the past behind me,” he said.
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From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
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From this reading “I have put the past behind me,” he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The match was an ideal one--exceptionally so.
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From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
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From this reading And he thought it would stay there.
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From this reading He married one of the sweetest and best of women.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have put the past behind me,” he said.
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From this reading And he thought it would stay there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he thought it would stay there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The match was an ideal one--exceptionally so.
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From this reading He had sown his wild oats and had already reaped a crop of knowledge.
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From this reading He married one of the sweetest and best of women.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And he thought it would stay there.
