A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
JIMMY DURYEA’S DARING. Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him. “Hold on a minute, Nick,” he said. “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind. Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?””
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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 “Hold on a minute, Nick,” he said.
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From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
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From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
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From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
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From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
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From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
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From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
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From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
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From this reading JIMMY DURYEA’S DARING.
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From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
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From this reading JIMMY DURYEA’S DARING.
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From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
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From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
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From this reading “Hold on a minute, Nick,” he said.
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From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
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From this reading JIMMY DURYEA’S DARING.
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From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
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From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
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From this reading “Hold on a minute, Nick,” he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
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From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Hold on a minute, Nick,” he said.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
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From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hold on a minute, Nick,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chick chuckled softly to himself as he imagined the scene in the library that Nick Carter had just described to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me get the chronology of those two straight in my mind.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmy, according to his own story, told to us four years ago, was, originally, a born aristocrat, the second or third son of somebody-or-other, wasn’t he?”
