A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
'Thanks, old cock,' said Scremerston. 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.' * * * * * * 'Best thing you could do,' said Logan. 'You'll feel ever so much better. That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “* * * * * * 'Best thing you could do,' said Logan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You'll feel ever so much better.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * * 'Best thing you could do,' said Logan.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.”
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From this reading * * * * * * 'Best thing you could do,' said Logan.
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From this reading 'You'll feel ever so much better.
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From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
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From this reading 'Thanks, old cock,' said Scremerston.
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From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading * * * * * * 'Best thing you could do,' said Logan.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading * * * * * * 'Best thing you could do,' said Logan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You'll feel ever so much better.
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From this reading 'You'll feel ever so much better.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
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From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
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From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * * 'Best thing you could do,' said Logan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
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From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
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From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
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From this reading 'You'll feel ever so much better.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
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From this reading 'Thanks, old cock,' said Scremerston.
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From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
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From this reading 'Thanks, old cock,' said Scremerston.
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From this reading 'Thanks, old cock,' said Scremerston.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'You'll feel ever so much better.
a person, without saying who
From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
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From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
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From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
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From this reading 'Thanks, old cock,' said Scremerston.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * * 'Best thing you could do,' said Logan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
up to a particular time
From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
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From this reading That kind of worry comes of keeping things to oneself, till molehills look mountains.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Sorry to have bored you, but I _had_ to speak to somebody.'
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From this reading 'You'll feel ever so much better.
