A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
“Yes, yes.” “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.” “I could only account for it so.” “You are proud of your brains, Holmes, are you not? Think yourself smart, don’t you?
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ““The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I could only account for it so.””
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ““The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think yourself smart, don’t you?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Think yourself smart, don’t you?”
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From this reading “I could only account for it so.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are proud of your brains, Holmes, are you not?
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From this reading “You are proud of your brains, Holmes, are you not?
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From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
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From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could only account for it so.”
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From this reading Think yourself smart, don’t you?
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From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
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From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
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From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
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From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
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From this reading “You are proud of your brains, Holmes, are you not?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could only account for it so.”
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From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You are proud of your brains, Holmes, are you not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You are proud of your brains, Holmes, are you not?
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From this reading “I could only account for it so.”
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From this reading “You are proud of your brains, Holmes, are you not?
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From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
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From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
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From this reading Think yourself smart, don’t you?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I could only account for it so.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think yourself smart, don’t you?
which person or people
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
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From this reading “Yes, yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The fellow who came for me—I’ve forgotten his name—said that you contracted it down in the East End among the sailors.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are proud of your brains, Holmes, are you not?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Think yourself smart, don’t you?
