A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
"Not on your life. It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does." "You don't mean----" "Yes; that's just who I do mean. She came over expecting to find you. She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
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thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “She came over expecting to find you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not on your life.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She came over expecting to find you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.”
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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 was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
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From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
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From this reading She came over expecting to find you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You don't mean----" "Yes; that's just who I do mean.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
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From this reading "You don't mean----" "Yes; that's just who I do mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading She came over expecting to find you.
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From this reading She came over expecting to find you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
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From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You don't mean----" "Yes; that's just who I do mean.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mean----" "Yes; that's just who I do mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not on your life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mean----" "Yes; that's just who I do mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not on your life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Not on your life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
above and across; more than
From this reading She came over expecting to find you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came over expecting to find you.
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From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mean----" "Yes; that's just who I do mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came over expecting to find you.
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From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She wanted to ask you if we had a sure-enough, fire-proof, legal right to be here.
which person or people
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
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From this reading "You don't mean----" "Yes; that's just who I do mean.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was some one who thinks a heap more of you than Phineas Everton does."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not on your life.
