A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
"THIS ENDS IT, THEN?" There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office. As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished. Only one discovery amounted to anything. The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Only one discovery amounted to anything.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Only one discovery amounted to anything.”
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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 As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
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From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
any thing at all
From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
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From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
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From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
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From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
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From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
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From this reading "THIS ENDS IT, THEN?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
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From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "THIS ENDS IT, THEN?"
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From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
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From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
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From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
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From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
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From this reading Only one discovery amounted to anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
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From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
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From this reading The original dispatch was produced and proved to be in Daisy's handwriting.
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From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
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From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
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From this reading "THIS ENDS IT, THEN?"
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From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "THIS ENDS IT, THEN?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
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From this reading As near as could be remembered a boy had brought the message, paid for it and vanished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing to be learned at the telegraph office.
