A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
“There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes. “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.” “These are the records of your early work, then?” I asked. “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““These are the records of your early work, then?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.””
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From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
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From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
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From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
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From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
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From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
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From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
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From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
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From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
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From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
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From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
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From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
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From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
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From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
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From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
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From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have often wished that I had notes of those cases.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “There are cases enough here, Watson,” said he, looking at me with mischievous eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think that if you knew all that I had in this box you would ask me to pull some out instead of putting others in.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “These are the records of your early work, then?”
