A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
“God bless my soul, Hawkins!” The morning paper dropped from the Colonel’s nerveless-grasp. “What is it?” “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!” “Who?”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““God bless my soul, Hawkins!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning paper dropped from the Colonel’s nerveless-grasp.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
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From this reading “God bless my soul, Hawkins!”
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
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From this reading The morning paper dropped from the Colonel’s nerveless-grasp.
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From this reading The morning paper dropped from the Colonel’s nerveless-grasp.
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The morning paper dropped from the Colonel’s nerveless-grasp.
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
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From this reading “God bless my soul, Hawkins!”
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
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From this reading “God bless my soul, Hawkins!”
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning paper dropped from the Colonel’s nerveless-grasp.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “God bless my soul, Hawkins!”
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From this reading The morning paper dropped from the Colonel’s nerveless-grasp.
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
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From this reading The morning paper dropped from the Colonel’s nerveless-grasp.
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
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From this reading “God bless my soul, Hawkins!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning paper dropped from the Colonel’s nerveless-grasp.
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?”
which person or people
From this reading “Who?”
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From this reading “He’s gone!—the bright, the young, the gifted, the noblest of his illustrious race—gone! gone up in flames and unimaginable glory!”
