A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
BURTON DECLINES The professor cleared his throat. "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology. I have taken a great liberty. Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends. I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have taken a great liberty.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have taken a great liberty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “I have taken a great liberty.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “BURTON DECLINES The professor cleared his throat.”
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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 I have taken a great liberty.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
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From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.
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From this reading BURTON DECLINES The professor cleared his throat.
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From this reading BURTON DECLINES The professor cleared his throat.
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From this reading BURTON DECLINES The professor cleared his throat.
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
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From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have taken a great liberty.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have taken a great liberty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BURTON DECLINES The professor cleared his throat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
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From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading I have taken a great liberty.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.
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From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
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From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Bomford here is one of my oldest and most intimate friends.
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
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From this reading BURTON DECLINES The professor cleared his throat.
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
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From this reading I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.
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From this reading I have taken a great liberty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BURTON DECLINES The professor cleared his throat.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading BURTON DECLINES The professor cleared his throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.
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From this reading I have spoken to him of the manuscript you brought me to translate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Burton," he said, "I feel that I owe you an apology.
