A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered. I could not see how it could possibly be avoided. John Stumpy was but a few feet away. In a second more he would be in full sight of me. What the outcome of the discovery would be I could not imagine.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not see how it could possibly be avoided.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What the outcome of the discovery would be I could not imagine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a second more he would be in full sight of me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In a second more he would be in full sight of me.”
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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 John Stumpy was but a few feet away.
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From this reading I could not see how it could possibly be avoided.
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From this reading John Stumpy was but a few feet away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading John Stumpy was but a few feet away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not see how it could possibly be avoided.
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From this reading FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered.
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From this reading FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered.
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From this reading John Stumpy was but a few feet away.
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From this reading John Stumpy was but a few feet away.
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From this reading FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered.
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From this reading In a second more he would be in full sight of me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a second more he would be in full sight of me.
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From this reading I could not see how it could possibly be avoided.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What the outcome of the discovery would be I could not imagine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a second more he would be in full sight of me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could not see how it could possibly be avoided.
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From this reading FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a second more he would be in full sight of me.
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From this reading In a second more he would be in full sight of me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not see how it could possibly be avoided.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a second more he would be in full sight of me.
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From this reading What the outcome of the discovery would be I could not imagine.
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From this reading I could not see how it could possibly be avoided.
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From this reading In a second more he would be in full sight of me.
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From this reading I could not see how it could possibly be avoided.
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From this reading In a second more he would be in full sight of me.
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From this reading FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What the outcome of the discovery would be I could not imagine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOLLOWING JOHN STUMPY I expected to be discovered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Stumpy was but a few feet away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the outcome of the discovery would be I could not imagine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In a second more he would be in full sight of me.
