A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
DECIDEDLY MEDIÆVAL. I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons. Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them. "There's a bad shot, father!" he cried. "But you don't know what he aimed at," I objected.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There's a bad shot, father!" he cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you don't know what he aimed at," I objected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.”
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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 Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
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From this reading "But you don't know what he aimed at," I objected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
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From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
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From this reading "There's a bad shot, father!" he cried.
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From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's a bad shot, father!" he cried.
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From this reading DECIDEDLY MEDIÆVAL.
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From this reading "But you don't know what he aimed at," I objected.
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From this reading "There's a bad shot, father!" he cried.
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From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
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From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you don't know what he aimed at," I objected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
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From this reading DECIDEDLY MEDIÆVAL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
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From this reading "But you don't know what he aimed at," I objected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
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From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
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From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
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From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
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From this reading "There's a bad shot, father!" he cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
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From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
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From this reading "There's a bad shot, father!" he cried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
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From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
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From this reading Suddenly he pointed at a bullet-mark not in any of the targets, but in the wainscoting above and a little to the right of them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
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From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But you don't know what he aimed at," I objected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was in the Garden Pavilion only the other morning with one of my sons, teaching him how to use his weapons.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you don't know what he aimed at," I objected.
