A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver. "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me. "Come and have some dinner." I went and had some dinner. It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come and have some dinner."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Come and have some dinner."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went and had some dinner.”
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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 "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come and have some dinner."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
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From this reading "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come and have some dinner."
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
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From this reading "Come and have some dinner."
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
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From this reading "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I went and had some dinner.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come and have some dinner."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went and had some dinner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.
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From this reading It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
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From this reading It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.
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From this reading It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
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From this reading It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.
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From this reading "Come and have some dinner."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.
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From this reading The faded paltry caricatures of faded paltry lesser lights that confronted me from fly-blown frames on the purple walls almost made me shiver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was seasoned by small jokes and little personalities.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went and had some dinner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There you are, Granger," said a cheerful voice behind me.
