“I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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“I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective. He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes. But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool. And no refreshments! Not even a glass of beer!
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ““I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
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From this reading “I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And no refreshments!
any thing at all
From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
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From this reading Not even a glass of beer!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
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From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
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From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
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From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
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From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
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From this reading “I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even a glass of beer!
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From this reading “I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
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From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
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From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
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From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
not any; not one
From this reading And no refreshments!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even a glass of beer!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not even a glass of beer!
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From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
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From this reading And no refreshments!
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From this reading “I have always said: Ganimard is our best detective.
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From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
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From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
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From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
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From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I am sorry that I cannot offer you anything better than this hard stool.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He is almost,--you see how candid I am!--he is almost as clever as Sherlock Holmes.
