A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off. “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort. I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off. How many of them are there, Sandy?” “Seven, please you, sir, and their squires.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.”
except if; if not
From this reading “I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How many of them are there, Sandy?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
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From this reading How many of them are there, Sandy?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.
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From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
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From this reading How many of them are there, Sandy?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading “Seven, please you, sir, and their squires.”
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From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.
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From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading How many of them are there, Sandy?”
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From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading “Seven, please you, sir, and their squires.”
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From this reading I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
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From this reading “Seven, please you, sir, and their squires.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
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From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
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From this reading “Seven, please you, sir, and their squires.”
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From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
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From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Seven, please you, sir, and their squires.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.
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From this reading How many of them are there, Sandy?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
except if; if not
From this reading I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.
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From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SANDY'S TALE “And so I'm proprietor of some knights,” said I, as we rode off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.
which person or people
From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shan't know what to do with them; unless I raffle them off.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who would ever have supposed that I should live to list up assets of that sort.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Seven, please you, sir, and their squires.”
