A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room. “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely. “I called last night, and they told me you were at the opera. Of course, I knew that was impossible. But I wish you had left word where you had really gone to.
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(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I called last night, and they told me you were at the opera.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
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From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
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From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
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From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
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From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
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From this reading But I wish you had left word where you had really gone to.
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From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
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From this reading Of course, I knew that was impossible.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
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From this reading Of course, I knew that was impossible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I called last night, and they told me you were at the opera.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I wish you had left word where you had really gone to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I called last night, and they told me you were at the opera.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
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From this reading “I called last night, and they told me you were at the opera.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, I knew that was impossible.
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From this reading “I called last night, and they told me you were at the opera.
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From this reading But I wish you had left word where you had really gone to.
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From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
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From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
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From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, I knew that was impossible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I called last night, and they told me you were at the opera.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I wish you had left word where you had really gone to.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I called last night, and they told me you were at the opera.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I called last night, and they told me you were at the opera.
in or at the place that
From this reading But I wish you had left word where you had really gone to.
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From this reading But I wish you had left word where you had really gone to.
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am so glad I have found you, Dorian,” he said gravely.
