A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
STRIKE NOT WOMAN, EVEN WITH ROSES. "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket. "This is a journal I picked up in the cars. I always do that. There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STRIKE NOT WOMAN, EVEN WITH ROSES.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
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From this reading I always do that.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
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From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
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From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
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From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
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From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
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From this reading "This is a journal I picked up in the cars.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I always do that.
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From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRIKE NOT WOMAN, EVEN WITH ROSES.
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From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is a journal I picked up in the cars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This is a journal I picked up in the cars.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is a journal I picked up in the cars.
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From this reading "This is a journal I picked up in the cars.
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From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
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From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading STRIKE NOT WOMAN, EVEN WITH ROSES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
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From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is a journal I picked up in the cars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRIKE NOT WOMAN, EVEN WITH ROSES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
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From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop a bit," said M. Cantagnac, pulling a newspaper out of his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRIKE NOT WOMAN, EVEN WITH ROSES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I always do that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is a journal I picked up in the cars.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
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From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is a journal I picked up in the cars.
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From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
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From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
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From this reading "This is a journal I picked up in the cars.
at the time that
From this reading There is sure to be some passenger to throw them down and so I never buy any myself when I am traveling, ha, ha!
in the company of; together with
From this reading STRIKE NOT WOMAN, EVEN WITH ROSES.
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From this reading STRIKE NOT WOMAN, EVEN WITH ROSES.
