A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon. Every paper in New York featured it. The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same. Many of the papers ran a two-column cut. Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every paper in New York featured it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.”
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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 Many of the papers ran a two-column cut.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.
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From this reading Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.
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From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
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From this reading Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.
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From this reading CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.
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From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.
all the members of a group, with none left out
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From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
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From this reading Every paper in New York featured it.
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every paper in New York featured it.
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From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
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From this reading Many of the papers ran a two-column cut.
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From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
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From this reading Every paper in New York featured it.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many of the papers ran a two-column cut.
touching and supported by a surface
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From this reading CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.
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From this reading Every paper in New York featured it.
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From this reading Many of the papers ran a two-column cut.
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From this reading Many of the papers ran a two-column cut.
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From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
went away to a private place
From this reading Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.
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From this reading Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
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From this reading CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.
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From this reading CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Evan bought them all and retired to his room to await developments.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCLUSION The Simeon Deaves story began to appear in the editions that came out at four o'clock that afternoon.
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From this reading Many of the papers ran a two-column cut.
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From this reading The clever re-write men did their best on it, and the accounts varied, though the main facts remained the same.
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From this reading Every paper in New York featured it.
