A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
A new Friend. “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell. The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful. I never put any dependence on myself. Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
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to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I never put any dependence on myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never put any dependence on myself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.”
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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 A new Friend.
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From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
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From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
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From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
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From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
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From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
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From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
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From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
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From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
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From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
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From this reading A new Friend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
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From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
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From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
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From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
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From this reading A new Friend.
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From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
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From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
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From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
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From this reading I never put any dependence on myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
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From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
which person or people
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now I will tell who, or rather what I am.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The amount of meanness and falseness to all one’s own rules which one feels in one’s self in a great emergency is wonderful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope I should have done exactly as you did in that Arden business,” said Mr. Tottenham; “but I can’t tell.
