A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
THE EXAMINATION OF MRS. PREEDY, CONTINUED FROM THE "EVENING MOON." Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence. Witness: I can't swear to that, sir. Mr. White Lush: You swear that you know nothing of it whatever?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “PREEDY, CONTINUED FROM THE "EVENING MOON."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. White Lush: You swear that you know nothing of it whatever?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Mr. White Lush: You swear that you know nothing of it whatever?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Mr. White Lush: You swear that you know nothing of it whatever?”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
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From this reading Witness: I can't swear to that, sir.
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From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PREEDY, CONTINUED FROM THE "EVENING MOON."
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From this reading PREEDY, CONTINUED FROM THE "EVENING MOON."
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From this reading THE EXAMINATION OF MRS.
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From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PREEDY, CONTINUED FROM THE "EVENING MOON."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Witness: I can't swear to that, sir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You swear that you know nothing of it whatever?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You swear that you know nothing of it whatever?
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From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREEDY, CONTINUED FROM THE "EVENING MOON."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EXAMINATION OF MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You swear that you know nothing of it whatever?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EXAMINATION OF MRS.
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From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREEDY, CONTINUED FROM THE "EVENING MOON."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Witness: I can't swear to that, sir.
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From this reading Witness: I can't swear to that, sir.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXAMINATION OF MRS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Witness: I can't swear to that, sir.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You swear that you know nothing of it whatever?
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From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
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From this reading Witness: I can't swear to that, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. White Lush: You are quite confident in your own mind that the letter is no longer in existence.
