A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed. "From what you'd have been if you had come." The young man was indeed drawn in. "If I had come years ago? Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"From what you'd have been if you had come."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.”
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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 It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
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From this reading "If I had come years ago?
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From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
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From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From what you'd have been if you had come."
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From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
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From this reading The young man was indeed drawn in.
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From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From what you'd have been if you had come."
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From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "From what you'd have been if you had come."
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From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I had come years ago?
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From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "From what you'd have been if you had come."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young man was indeed drawn in.
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From this reading The young man was indeed drawn in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
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From this reading The young man was indeed drawn in.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
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From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
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From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
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From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
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From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
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From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man was indeed drawn in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took Mr. Betterman a moment to say, but he seemed to convey that it might have been guessed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young man was indeed drawn in.
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From this reading Well, perhaps," he so far happily agreed--"for I've often thought of that myself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "From what you'd have been if you had come."
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From this reading "If I had come years ago?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "From what you'd have been if you had come."
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From this reading "From what you'd have been if you had come."
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From this reading The young man was indeed drawn in.
