A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
THE MAN OF THE HOUR. 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory. With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation. He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others. A dangerous condition and one possible of development.
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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A dangerous condition and one possible of development.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation.”
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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 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
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From this reading With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation.
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From this reading A dangerous condition and one possible of development.
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From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
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From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
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From this reading A dangerous condition and one possible of development.
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From this reading A dangerous condition and one possible of development.
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From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
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From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
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From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
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From this reading With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation.
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From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
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From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
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From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
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From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
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From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
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From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A dangerous condition and one possible of development.
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From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
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From this reading A dangerous condition and one possible of development.
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From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation.
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From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
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From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
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From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
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From this reading With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN OF THE HOUR.
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From this reading With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
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From this reading 'Selpdorf is the man of the hour,' Counsellor once said to Rallywood, and the Major's sayings had a trick of lingering in the memory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was implicated in the conspiracy, but he had less to gain and far more to lose than the others.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the Chancellor then still remained the key to the situation.
