A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
"I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official. Coutlass glowered but said nothing. "This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance. You broke dishes the last time you were here." "That is long ago," Coutlass objected.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You broke dishes the last time you were here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You broke dishes the last time you were here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is long ago," Coutlass objected.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Coutlass glowered but said nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.”
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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 "This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.
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From this reading "That is long ago," Coutlass objected.
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From this reading You broke dishes the last time you were here."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Coutlass glowered but said nothing.
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From this reading Coutlass glowered but said nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You broke dishes the last time you were here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coutlass glowered but said nothing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You broke dishes the last time you were here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You broke dishes the last time you were here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is long ago," Coutlass objected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Coutlass glowered but said nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is long ago," Coutlass objected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You broke dishes the last time you were here."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose you know, my man, that I have magisterial powers on this railway?" said the official.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "This is not the first time you have made yourself a nuisance.
