A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged. During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance. “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing. Look at Hazenstab. He isn’t so deuced clever.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at Hazenstab.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.”
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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 During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at Hazenstab.
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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
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From this reading He isn’t so deuced clever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
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From this reading He isn’t so deuced clever.
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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
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From this reading Look at Hazenstab.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
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From this reading He isn’t so deuced clever.
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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at Hazenstab.
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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
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From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He isn’t so deuced clever.
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From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
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From this reading During his last trip he had received a new light on its importance.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the course of his present stay in Chicago, Drouet paid some slight attention to the secret order to which he belonged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell you,” said another drummer to him, “it’s a great thing.
