A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
“Is this the book?” Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him. “I believe so; it looks like it.” The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character. “The title shows it to be the same,” remarked the coroner.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I believe so; it looks like it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The title shows it to be the same,” remarked the coroner.”
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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 The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The title shows it to be the same,” remarked the coroner.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe so; it looks like it.”
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From this reading “Is this the book?”
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From this reading The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.
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From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
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From this reading The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.
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From this reading The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.
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From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.
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From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe so; it looks like it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is this the book?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I believe so; it looks like it.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.
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From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
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From this reading “I believe so; it looks like it.”
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From this reading “I believe so; it looks like it.”
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From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.
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From this reading “The title shows it to be the same,” remarked the coroner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The title shows it to be the same,” remarked the coroner.
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From this reading “The title shows it to be the same,” remarked the coroner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I believe so; it looks like it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Is this the book?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Is this the book?”
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From this reading “The title shows it to be the same,” remarked the coroner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The title shows it to be the same,” remarked the coroner.
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From this reading The book had a flaming cover, quite unmistakable in its character.
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From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
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From this reading Mr. Jeffrey glanced at the volume the coroner held up before him.
