A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
(_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.” (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest. She starts to mumble the “and” which follows the_ “_B_”) “n----.” (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.” (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “(_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She starts to mumble the “and” which follows the_ “_B_”) “n----.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
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From this reading (_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.”
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From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
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From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
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From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
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From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
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From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
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From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
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From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
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From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
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From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
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From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
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From this reading She starts to mumble the “and” which follows the_ “_B_”) “n----.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
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From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
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From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
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From this reading She starts to mumble the “and” which follows the_ “_B_”) “n----.”
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From this reading She starts to mumble the “and” which follows the_ “_B_”) “n----.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.”
not any; not one
From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
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From this reading (_but gets no further, and breaks down crying_) CHARTERIS (_finishing the name of the road_) “O.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.”
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From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
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From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
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From this reading (_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
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From this reading (_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.”
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From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She starts to mumble the “and” which follows the_ “_B_”) “n----.”
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From this reading She starts to mumble the “and” which follows the_ “_B_”) “n----.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
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From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
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From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_her eyes, still dimmed by tears, prevent her from seeing the rest.
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From this reading (_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She starts to mumble the “and” which follows the_ “_B_”) “n----.”
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From this reading (_reading name of road on top of ticket_) “B----.”
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From this reading (_Charteris and Ebbsmith look at each other fixedly across the tea-table_) CHARTERIS (_deliberately_) U----.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She starts to mumble the “and” which follows the_ “_B_”) “n----.”
