A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
"Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised. "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence. She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again. I fear leaving her here alone. It is time for you to go to bed now.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I fear leaving her here alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I fear leaving her here alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is time for you to go to bed now.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
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From this reading It is time for you to go to bed now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
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From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
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From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
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From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
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From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
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From this reading It is time for you to go to bed now.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
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From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
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From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
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From this reading I fear leaving her here alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
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From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
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From this reading It is time for you to go to bed now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
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From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is time for you to go to bed now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wasted nearly as much with those miserable treasure-seekers, and is likely to do it again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She has already spent hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets," said Miss Druett, "and would have spent more but for my influence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think so?" asked Calista, surprised.
