A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
"You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed. "Of course I have. There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick. Give me life! Give me something interesting!"
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course I have.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give me life!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Give me something interesting!"”
up to a particular time
From this reading “There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.”
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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 "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
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From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
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From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course I have.
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From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
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From this reading Give me life!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
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From this reading Give me something interesting!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give me life!
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From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
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From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
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From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
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From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
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From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
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From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Give me something interesting!"
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From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
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From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
up to a particular time
From this reading There come archæologists here and eat their sandwiches above me, and talk prehistoric antiquities till I am sick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You seem to have a lively knowledge of antiquities," I observed.
