A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
"He liked _you_," Susan Shepherd presently risked. "Ah I know nothing about that." "You ought to then. He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge. I mean of the beautiful."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Ah I know nothing about that."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah I know nothing about that."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Ah I know nothing about that."”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"You ought to then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.”
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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 went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Ah I know nothing about that."
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From this reading "Ah I know nothing about that."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
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From this reading I mean of the beautiful."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
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From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
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From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
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From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
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From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He liked _you_," Susan Shepherd presently risked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah I know nothing about that."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah I know nothing about that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He liked _you_," Susan Shepherd presently risked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
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From this reading I mean of the beautiful."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Ah I know nothing about that."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I mean of the beautiful."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "You ought to then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He liked _you_," Susan Shepherd presently risked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
To recall to mind.
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He liked _you_," Susan Shepherd presently risked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He liked _you_," Susan Shepherd presently risked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He liked _you_," Susan Shepherd presently risked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah I know nothing about that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You ought to then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You ought to then.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went with you to galleries and churches; you saved his time for him, showed him the choicest things, and you perhaps will remember telling me myself that if he hadn't been a great surgeon he might really have been a great judge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He liked _you_," Susan Shepherd presently risked.
