A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
THE SIREN AT WORK. “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other. I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea. That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris. I will add this: My work here is already finished.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will add this: My work here is already finished.”
for the reason that
From this reading “I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.”
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From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
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From this reading I will add this: My work here is already finished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will add this: My work here is already finished.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SIREN AT WORK.
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From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
for the reason that
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
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From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
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From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
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From this reading I will add this: My work here is already finished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
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From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIREN AT WORK.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIREN AT WORK.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I will add this: My work here is already finished.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Madam,” said Nick Carter, “let us understand each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will add this: My work here is already finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIREN AT WORK.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I came here to trace out the career you have pursued, not because I expected to make you the victim of my researches, but because I believed that through you I would be able to prove the identity of Bare-Faced Jimmy Duryea.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is the reply to your request for me to tell you why I am in Paris.
