A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
The step on the stairs was an unsteady step. The foreman reeled into the room. Ned's eyes brightened. Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting? Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?”
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading “The foreman reeled into the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The step on the stairs was an unsteady step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?”
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The step on the stairs was an unsteady step.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Ned's eyes brightened.
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Ned's eyes brightened.
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From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
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From this reading The foreman reeled into the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
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From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
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From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The foreman reeled into the room.
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Ned's eyes brightened.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The step on the stairs was an unsteady step.
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading The foreman reeled into the room.
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From this reading The foreman reeled into the room.
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From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
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From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
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From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
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From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The step on the stairs was an unsteady step.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The step on the stairs was an unsteady step.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The step on the stairs was an unsteady step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The step on the stairs was an unsteady step.
up to a particular time
From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The step on the stairs was an unsteady step.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still he hardly felt secure from detection until he saw the foreman with the quoins and the shooting-stick in his hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would not Bob Platt's opportune spree seem the explanation of any difficulty that might arise on account of the lost copy, and also of any deficiency in the type-setting?
