A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined. The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment. “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick. Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again. But I’m going to have that report.”
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later than; following
From this reading “BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.”
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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 The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
later than; following
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.
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From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
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From this reading Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.
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From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
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From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
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From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
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From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
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From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
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From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
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From this reading But I’m going to have that report.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
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From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’m going to have that report.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I’m going to have that report.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
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From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUT, after all, things did not exactly turn out as Mr. Horser had imagined.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sight of the empty room and the closed door were satisfactory enough, and he did not hesitate for a moment.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever you paid Skinner you can have back again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look here, sir,” he said, “you and I are going to settle this matter quick.
