A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way. The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me. "Have visited the Commercial Road and seen Dorak. Suave person, Bohemian, elderly. Keeps large general store.--Mercer."
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have visited the Commercial Road and seen Dorak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.”
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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 Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
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From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
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From this reading Suave person, Bohemian, elderly.
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From this reading "Have visited the Commercial Road and seen Dorak.
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From this reading "Have visited the Commercial Road and seen Dorak.
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From this reading Suave person, Bohemian, elderly.
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From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
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From this reading Keeps large general store.--Mercer."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have visited the Commercial Road and seen Dorak.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
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From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
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From this reading Keeps large general store.--Mercer."
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From this reading Keeps large general store.--Mercer."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
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From this reading Keeps large general store.--Mercer."
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From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
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From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
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From this reading Suave person, Bohemian, elderly.
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From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
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From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have visited the Commercial Road and seen Dorak.
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From this reading "Have visited the Commercial Road and seen Dorak.
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From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keeps large general store.--Mercer."
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From this reading Suave person, Bohemian, elderly.
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From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
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From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The answer reached us in the evening, and he tossed it across to me.
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From this reading "Have visited the Commercial Road and seen Dorak.
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From this reading Holmes stopped at a post office and sent off a telegram on our way.
