A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
"Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely. "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you." "She encouraged his visits afterwards," cried Morrison fiercely. "The villain owned it to me." "And you didn't thrust your fist down his throat?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “"I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “"And you didn't thrust your fist down his throat?"”
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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 "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
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From this reading "She encouraged his visits afterwards," cried Morrison fiercely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you didn't thrust your fist down his throat?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
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From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you didn't thrust your fist down his throat?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you didn't thrust your fist down his throat?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She encouraged his visits afterwards," cried Morrison fiercely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She encouraged his visits afterwards," cried Morrison fiercely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you didn't thrust your fist down his throat?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The villain owned it to me."
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From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The villain owned it to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The villain owned it to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Curse him! don't mention his name here!" cried Morrison savagely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The villain owned it to me."
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading "And you didn't thrust your fist down his throat?"
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From this reading "And you didn't thrust your fist down his throat?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The villain owned it to me."
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From this reading "The villain owned it to me."
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From this reading "She encouraged his visits afterwards," cried Morrison fiercely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
at the time that
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say she was already finding out what a cursed scoundrel Malpas was when she married you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you didn't thrust your fist down his throat?"
