A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was. I was confronted by the concrete. For the first time I was seeing life. My university life, and study and culture, had not been real. I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time I was seeing life.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time I was seeing life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time I was seeing life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time I was seeing life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.”
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From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.
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From this reading The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was confronted by the concrete.
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From this reading I was confronted by the concrete.
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From this reading I was confronted by the concrete.
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From this reading My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time I was seeing life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time I was seeing life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
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From this reading The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.
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From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time I was seeing life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
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From this reading The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
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From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
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From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
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From this reading My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.
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From this reading For the first time I was seeing life.
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From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
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From this reading The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.
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From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
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From this reading My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.
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From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time I was seeing life.
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From this reading My university life, and study and culture, had not been real.
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From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The more I thought of Jackson’s arm, the more shaken I was.
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From this reading I had learned nothing but theories of life and society that looked all very well on the printed page, but now I had seen life itself.
