A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character. He asked whether any of them had been right about past events. I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main. This seemed to amuse him. He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.”
any thing at all
From this reading “He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This seemed to amuse him.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.”
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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 confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
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From this reading I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.
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From this reading This seemed to amuse him.
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From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
any thing at all
From this reading He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
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From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.
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From this reading I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.
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From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
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From this reading I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This seemed to amuse him.
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From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.
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From this reading I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.
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From this reading I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.
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From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
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From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
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From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
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From this reading He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
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From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seemed to amuse him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seemed to amuse him.
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From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This seemed to amuse him.
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From this reading He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.
