A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
"The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer. "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation! But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity." "A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow. I couldn't help laughing out.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn't help laughing out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!”
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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 "A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow.
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From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
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From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
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From this reading I couldn't help laughing out.
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From this reading "The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer.
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From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
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From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
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From this reading "A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I couldn't help laughing out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
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From this reading "A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow.
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From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't help laughing out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
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From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
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From this reading I couldn't help laughing out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
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From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
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From this reading "The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
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From this reading "The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Countess Scarabelli never lied!" cried Stanmer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
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From this reading "A man may want to know!" said the innocent fellow.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
which person or people
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That's just what I would have said to any one who should have made the insinutation!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I suppose you are not asking me the question you put to me just now from dispassionate curiosity."
