A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
CONTAINS A FURTHER ENIGMA. Back again at King's Cross. I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life. Myra turned to Dennis to say good-bye. "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Back again at King's Cross.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."”
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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 CONTAINS A FURTHER ENIGMA.
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Back again at King's Cross.
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From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Back again at King's Cross.
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From this reading Back again at King's Cross.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
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From this reading CONTAINS A FURTHER ENIGMA.
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From this reading Back again at King's Cross.
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From this reading Myra turned to Dennis to say good-bye.
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From this reading CONTAINS A FURTHER ENIGMA.
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From this reading CONTAINS A FURTHER ENIGMA.
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From this reading Myra turned to Dennis to say good-bye.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
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From this reading Back again at King's Cross.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
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From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
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From this reading Myra turned to Dennis to say good-bye.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
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From this reading Myra turned to Dennis to say good-bye.
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
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From this reading I seemed to have been travelling on the line all my life.
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From this reading Myra turned to Dennis to say good-bye.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
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From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
at the time that
From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope," she said bravely, "that when we meet again, Mr. Burnham, I shall be able to tell you that I can see you looking well."
