A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
I am Darrell Standing. They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon. In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places. After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin. I proved incorrigible.
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later than; following
From this reading “After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am Darrell Standing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.”
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later than; following
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am Darrell Standing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
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From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
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From this reading I am Darrell Standing.
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From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
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From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am Darrell Standing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
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From this reading I proved incorrigible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
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From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
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From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
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From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
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From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
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From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
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From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I proved incorrigible.
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From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After my sentence, I came to spend the rest of my “natural life” in the prison of San Quentin.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am Darrell Standing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
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From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are going to take me out and hang me pretty soon.
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From this reading In the meantime I say my say, and write in these pages of the other times and places.
