A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
DIGGING PITFALLS. There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked: “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?” “No. I did not.” “Why did you look for them, even then?
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later than; following
From this reading ““You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why did you look for them, even then?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?””
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?””
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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 There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
later than; following
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
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From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
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From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
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From this reading DIGGING PITFALLS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why did you look for them, even then?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
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From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
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From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
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From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
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From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No. I did not.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
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From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
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From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
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From this reading DIGGING PITFALLS.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
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From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Why did you look for them, even then?
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From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
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From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
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From this reading “Why did you look for them, even then?
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was another short pause, and then, with a sudden change of the subject, the detective asked:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You did not look for the keys to the padlock on the gate till after I had left you this morning, Mr. Lynne, did you?”
