A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
"Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said. "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts." "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked. "Then let me see proof. There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Then let me see proof.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.”
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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 There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
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From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
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From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
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From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
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From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
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From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
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From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
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From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
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From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
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From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
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From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
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From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then let me see proof.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then let me see proof.
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From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
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From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
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From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
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From this reading "Then let me see proof.
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From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
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From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
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From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
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From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
