A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
"He's a splendid model," said Barbara. "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk. But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with." "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?" "Not any more.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.”
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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 "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
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From this reading "Not any more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
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From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
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From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
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From this reading "Not any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not any more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
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From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
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From this reading "He's a splendid model," said Barbara.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
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From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Of course this morning he didn't keep still--and he did talk.
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
at the time that
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
in the company of; together with
From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
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From this reading But then I wasn't really working; When I wish he keeps almost as still as the clay I work with."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Doesn't looking at him ever give you--oh, a disagreeable creepy feeling?"
