A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
“Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water? What more would you have?” “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.” “What do you mean by that, you scoundrel?—Didn’t I give you back your tobacco? Isn’t that your tobacco lying there?
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a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading ““Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What more would you have?””
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.””
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading ““What do you mean by that, you scoundrel?—Didn’t I give you back your tobacco?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What more would you have?””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
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From this reading “What do you mean by that, you scoundrel?—Didn’t I give you back your tobacco?
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “What do you mean by that, you scoundrel?—Didn’t I give you back your tobacco?
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From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean by that, you scoundrel?—Didn’t I give you back your tobacco?
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From this reading “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
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From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What more would you have?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.”
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From this reading Isn’t that your tobacco lying there?
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From this reading Isn’t that your tobacco lying there?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.”
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From this reading “What do you mean by that, you scoundrel?—Didn’t I give you back your tobacco?
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From this reading What more would you have?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
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From this reading “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “What do you mean by that, you scoundrel?—Didn’t I give you back your tobacco?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But, sir, if you please, I don’t remember that you paid me for the tobacco.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t that your tobacco lying there?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What more would you have?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What more would you have?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pay for my brandy and water!—didn’t I give you the tobacco for the brandy and water?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you mean by that, you scoundrel?—Didn’t I give you back your tobacco?
