A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
"That's a _Rosher_ for you--that Eschenbach!" Birsky exclaimed for the hundredth time. "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet! "But," he cried, "we got the crook dead to rights!" "What d'ye mean, we got him dead to rights?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But," he cried, "we got the crook dead to rights!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But," he cried, "we got the crook dead to rights!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Birsky exclaimed for the hundredth time.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!”
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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 "That's a _Rosher_ for you--that Eschenbach!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
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From this reading Birsky exclaimed for the hundredth time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But," he cried, "we got the crook dead to rights!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But," he cried, "we got the crook dead to rights!"
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From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
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From this reading "What d'ye mean, we got him dead to rights?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But," he cried, "we got the crook dead to rights!"
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From this reading "That's a _Rosher_ for you--that Eschenbach!"
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From this reading Birsky exclaimed for the hundredth time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That's a _Rosher_ for you--that Eschenbach!"
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From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
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From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
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From this reading "But," he cried, "we got the crook dead to rights!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What d'ye mean, we got him dead to rights?"
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From this reading Birsky exclaimed for the hundredth time.
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From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
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From this reading "What d'ye mean, we got him dead to rights?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
not any; not one
From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
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From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
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From this reading "But," he cried, "we got the crook dead to rights!"
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From this reading "That's a _Rosher_ for you--that Eschenbach!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That's a _Rosher_ for you--that Eschenbach!"
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From this reading "That's a _Rosher_ for you--that Eschenbach!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Birsky exclaimed for the hundredth time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Birsky exclaimed for the hundredth time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
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From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
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From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But," he cried, "we got the crook dead to rights!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What d'ye mean, we got him dead to rights?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "And mind you, right the way through, that crook knew he wasn't going to give us no orders yet!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's a _Rosher_ for you--that Eschenbach!"
