A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
NEW DEVELOPMENTS. Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there. The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?” “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter. How has it been here?”
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any thing at all
From this reading “The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How has it been here?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How has it been here?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How has it been here?””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?””
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any thing at all
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From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
the past participle of “be”
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How has it been here?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How has it been here?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
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touching and supported by a surface
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From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Entering the house Nick Carter found Barnes still there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Something that may ultimately prove to have bearing on the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
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From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The latter greeted him with: “Well, did you learn anything in your trip downtown?”
