A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
All in good time, my dear. I am just about to do so. Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?" It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had. Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I am just about to do so.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All in good time, my dear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All in good time, my dear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.”
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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 It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am just about to do so.
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From this reading All in good time, my dear.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am just about to do so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
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From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
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From this reading All in good time, my dear.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am just about to do so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All in good time, my dear.
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From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am just about to do so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All in good time, my dear.
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From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
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From this reading I am just about to do so.
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All in good time, my dear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
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From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
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From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am just about to do so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
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From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All in good time, my dear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am just about to do so.
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
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From this reading Well, my observations in the world lead me to believe that we follow there unconsciously, the same rules that guide the wild beasts in the forest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever hear of Darwin and his theory of "selection?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It would be a slight to your intelligence not to take it for granted that you had.
