A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend. My blood had done it, but he was to pay the price. "Get away!" he screamed. "Get away, you devil! Baldwin!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My blood had done it, but he was to pay the price.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.”
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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 Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading "Get away!" he screamed.
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From this reading Baldwin!
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From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My blood had done it, but he was to pay the price.
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From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading "Get away, you devil!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My blood had done it, but he was to pay the price.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading "Get away!" he screamed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My blood had done it, but he was to pay the price.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading My blood had done it, but he was to pay the price.
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From this reading My blood had done it, but he was to pay the price.
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From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading "Get away!" he screamed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My blood had done it, but he was to pay the price.
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From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My blood had done it, but he was to pay the price.
at the time that
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
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From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Suddenly even in my bemuddled brain a remembrance came of those words of his when he had said that the taste of blood would turn the cat into a fiend.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get away, you devil!
