A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
"I see what you mean," she said. "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain. That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since. You don't think I can see _any_thing through. Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't think I can see _any_thing through.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You don't think I can see _any_thing through.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.”
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From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
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From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You don't think I can see _any_thing through.
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From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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From this reading You don't think I can see _any_thing through.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see what you mean," she said.
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From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
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From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
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From this reading "I see what you mean," she said.
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From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
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From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
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From this reading "I see what you mean," she said.
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From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
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From this reading "I see what you mean," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I see what you mean," she said.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
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From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
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From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't think I can see _any_thing through.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don't think I can see _any_thing through.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You don't think I can see _any_thing through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
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From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
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From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
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From this reading That's made you more apt to believe that I've been acting the same way ever since.
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From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I see what you mean," she said.
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From this reading "I wasn't sporting in the first place--I wouldn't live up to my bargain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I see what you mean," she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well--not particularly for your sake--more for my own, I guess--I'm going to see this through, if I die doing it.
