A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Devine smiled. "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me. You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to." He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again. "You see those papers, Bab?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.”
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"You see those papers, Bab?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.”
except if; if not
From this reading “You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."”
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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 You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.
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From this reading You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.
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From this reading "You see those papers, Bab?
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From this reading You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
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From this reading Devine smiled.
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.
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From this reading "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading "You see those papers, Bab?
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From this reading "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.
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From this reading "You see those papers, Bab?
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From this reading Devine smiled.
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "You see those papers, Bab?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
except if; if not
From this reading You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading You can't make a Britisher talk, anyway, unless he wants to."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
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From this reading He made a little gesture as though to indicate that the subject was not worth discussing, and then, taking up a bundle of documents, turned to her again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you don't know any reason you needn't ask me.
