A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations. I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection. Arthur Conan Doyle. Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night. God! shall I ever forget?
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later than; following
From this reading “Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.”
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading “Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “God! shall I ever forget?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “God! shall I ever forget?”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.”
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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 hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
later than; following
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
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From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading Arthur Conan Doyle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
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From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
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From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
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From this reading Arthur Conan Doyle.
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From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
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From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading Arthur Conan Doyle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading God! shall I ever forget?
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From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading God! shall I ever forget?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
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From this reading God! shall I ever forget?
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From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
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From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
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From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading God! shall I ever forget?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
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From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
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From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
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From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
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From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I must apologize for the size of this booklet, which can only be justified on the grounds that there is some demand for the contents as recitations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope presently to combine whatever is worth preserving in my three volumes of verse, so as to make a single collection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men of the Twenty-first, Up by the Chalk Pit Wood, Weak from our wounds and our thirst, Wanting our sleep and our food After a day and a night.
