A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
“You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical. He had once been an intimate friend of this young man. “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating. “No—don’t trouble. I don’t want to give you any trouble,” said Syson.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.”
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From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
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From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
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From this reading I don’t want to give you any trouble,” said Syson.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
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From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
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From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
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From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t want to give you any trouble,” said Syson.
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From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
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From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
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From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
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From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
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From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
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From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
not any; not one
From this reading “No—don’t trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
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From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
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From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
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From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
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From this reading I don’t want to give you any trouble,” said Syson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t want to give you any trouble,” said Syson.
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From this reading “No—don’t trouble.
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From this reading I don’t want to give you any trouble,” said Syson.
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From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
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From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
at the time that
From this reading “We’ll give Addy something when we’ve finished,” said the mother, an invalid, deprecating.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You call it lunch, don’t you?” asked the eldest son, almost ironical.
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From this reading He had once been an intimate friend of this young man.
