A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
* * * * * It was foolishness, this close-order drill. Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver? And yet it wasn't all foolishness. Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind. He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet it wasn't all foolishness.”
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From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
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From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
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From this reading And yet it wasn't all foolishness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet it wasn't all foolishness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading * * * * * It was foolishness, this close-order drill.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
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From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
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From this reading * * * * * It was foolishness, this close-order drill.
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From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
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From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
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From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
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From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading * * * * * It was foolishness, this close-order drill.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
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From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * It was foolishness, this close-order drill.
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From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
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From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
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From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
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From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
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From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading * * * * * It was foolishness, this close-order drill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close-order drill and 2500-calorie-a-day diet began to put fat and flesh and muscle on Tropile's body, and something other than that on his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * It was foolishness, this close-order drill.
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From this reading And yet it wasn't all foolishness.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
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From this reading He had not lost the edge of his acquisitiveness, his drive--his whatever it was that made the difference between Wolf and sheep.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet it wasn't all foolishness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Could you defeat the unreachable Himalayan Pyramid with a squads-right flanking maneuver?
