A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
"Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?" "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year." "And John Evans was probably a phony name too. Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see. Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And John Evans was probably a phony name too.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.”
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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 "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And John Evans was probably a phony name too.
any thing at all
From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
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From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
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From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
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From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
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From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
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From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
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From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
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From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
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From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
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From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
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From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
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From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
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From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And John Evans was probably a phony name too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
above and across; more than
From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And John Evans was probably a phony name too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And John Evans was probably a phony name too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
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From this reading "And John Evans was probably a phony name too.
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From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And John Evans was probably a phony name too.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Know how to get in touch with this John Evans?"
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From this reading "No. I don't know what happened but I haven't seen him in over a year."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Damn it, Doll, this is a digression but you ought to know the right names of the men you see.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not for blackmail or anything--I know you don't go in for anything like that--but just for your own protection.
