A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
CONCERNS MY PRIVATE AFFAIRS. "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him. "Something that concerns me," I replied briefly. "Concerns you?" he ejaculated. "I don't understand.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Something that concerns me," I replied briefly.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Something that concerns me," I replied briefly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't understand.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.”
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From this reading CONCERNS MY PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
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From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
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From this reading "Something that concerns me," I replied briefly.
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From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
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From this reading CONCERNS MY PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
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From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't understand.
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From this reading "Concerns you?" he ejaculated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Concerns you?" he ejaculated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Something that concerns me," I replied briefly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
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From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
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From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Something that concerns me," I replied briefly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CONCERNS MY PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
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From this reading CONCERNS MY PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Something that concerns me," I replied briefly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something that concerns me," I replied briefly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Something that concerns me," I replied briefly.
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From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't understand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
but in spite of that
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you found there?" inquired Ambler Jevons, quickly interested, and yet surprised at my determination to conceal it from him.
