A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
"He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that. He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times. All the ordinary things that a man does." "Is that so? They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
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to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “"He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.”
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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 has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
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From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
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From this reading All the ordinary things that a man does."
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
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From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
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From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
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From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
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From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that so?
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From this reading All the ordinary things that a man does."
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From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
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From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
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From this reading All the ordinary things that a man does."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
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From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
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From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Is that so?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
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From this reading All the ordinary things that a man does."
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From this reading He hunts, of course, and shoots--he's a capital shot--and fishes at odd times.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He has a certain amount of business in connection with the property, but the agent does most of that.
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From this reading They wouldn't be ordinary with us.
