A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
"We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy. According to his passport he arrived from Irun. But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably." "He has a house in Paris. No doubt he has followed his friend Suzor from there.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"He has a house in Paris.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."”
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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 "He has a house in Paris.
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From this reading According to his passport he arrived from Irun.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
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From this reading According to his passport he arrived from Irun.
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From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
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From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
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From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
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From this reading No doubt he has followed his friend Suzor from there.
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From this reading No doubt he has followed his friend Suzor from there.
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From this reading No doubt he has followed his friend Suzor from there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has a house in Paris.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading According to his passport he arrived from Irun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
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From this reading "He has a house in Paris.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He has a house in Paris.
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From this reading According to his passport he arrived from Irun.
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From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
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From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
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From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt he has followed his friend Suzor from there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
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From this reading "He has a house in Paris.
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From this reading According to his passport he arrived from Irun.
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From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
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From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
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From this reading No doubt he has followed his friend Suzor from there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
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From this reading No doubt he has followed his friend Suzor from there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are here to discover the motive of his journey from Italy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But if he had come direct from Italy he would have come from the south--from Barcelona, most probably."
