A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
“Why,--yes,--more or less. To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature. What had he to do with your lioness? “'A good deal. He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““'A good deal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.”
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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 “'A good deal.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
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From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
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From this reading “'A good deal.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What had he to do with your lioness?
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From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'A good deal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What had he to do with your lioness?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
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From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
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From this reading “Why,--yes,--more or less.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
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From this reading “Why,--yes,--more or less.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Why,--yes,--more or less.
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From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
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From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
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From this reading He satirized her, and she waited at his door with a case-knife in her hand, intending to stick him with it.
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From this reading To tell the truth, I am not very well up in French literature.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had he to do with your lioness?
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From this reading “Why,--yes,--more or less.
in the company of; together with
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From this reading “Why,--yes,--more or less.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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