A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
“Well, I don't know,” Bartley began. “Have you any idea who wrote this?” “Oh, yes, I wrote it.” Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise. “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I don't know,” Bartley began.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you any idea who wrote this?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I don't know,” Bartley began.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I don't know,” Bartley began.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
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From this reading “Have you any idea who wrote this?”
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From this reading “Well, I don't know,” Bartley began.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I don't know,” Bartley began.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don't know,” Bartley began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you any idea who wrote this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
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From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I don't know,” Bartley began.
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From this reading “Have you any idea who wrote this?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, yes, I wrote it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I don't know,” Bartley began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes, I wrote it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Have you any idea who wrote this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
up to a particular time
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don't know,” Bartley began.
which person or people
From this reading “Have you any idea who wrote this?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witherby had the task before him of transmuting an expression of rather low cunning into one of wounded confidence, mingled with high-minded surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you any idea who wrote this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes, I wrote it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you any idea who wrote this?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought it had your ear-marks, Mr. Hubbard: but I preferred not to believe it till I heard the fact from your own lips.
