A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
"Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes. It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook. The proposition interests me psychologically. When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data. Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."”
every person
From this reading “It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."”
seriously and formally
From this reading “Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.”
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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 It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
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From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
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From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
every person
From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
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From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
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From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
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From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
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From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
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From this reading The proposition interests me psychologically.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The proposition interests me psychologically.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
not any; not one
From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
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From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
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From this reading The proposition interests me psychologically.
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From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proposition interests me psychologically.
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From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
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From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
seriously and formally
From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The proposition interests me psychologically.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to be an obsession with you that everybody on earth is a crook.
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From this reading Meanwhile I solemnly warn you to make no charge against me or any friends of mine that you can't prove."
at the time that
From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I get through with this freight I'll look at your data.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Pray calm yourself, Mr. Congdon, and please be careful how you charge people with serious crimes.
