A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
ANDREW INGRAM. Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader. I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood. One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields. Andrew was ten years old, and Sandy a year younger.
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.”
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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 I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
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From this reading ANDREW INGRAM.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
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From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
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From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
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From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
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From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
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From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
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From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading ANDREW INGRAM.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading Andrew was ten years old, and Sandy a year younger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
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From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
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From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
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From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
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From this reading Andrew was ten years old, and Sandy a year younger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
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From this reading Of the persons in my narrative, Andrew Ingram is the simplest, therefore the hardest to be understood by an ordinary reader.
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From this reading I must take up his history from a certain point in his childhood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andrew was ten years old, and Sandy a year younger.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One summer evening, he and his brother Sandy were playing together on a knoll in one of their father's fields.
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From this reading Andrew was ten years old, and Sandy a year younger.
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From this reading Andrew was ten years old, and Sandy a year younger.
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From this reading Andrew was ten years old, and Sandy a year younger.
