A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
"My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!" As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey. "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke." The doctor had got himself in hand. "Everybody knows it," he said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor had got himself in hand.”
every person
From this reading “"Everybody knows it," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor had got himself in hand.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The doctor had got himself in hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"”
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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 "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
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From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
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From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
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From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
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From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
every person
From this reading "Everybody knows it," he said.
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From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
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From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
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From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
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From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
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From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Everybody knows it," he said.
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From this reading "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
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From this reading "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
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From this reading "Everybody knows it," he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
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From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
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From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
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From this reading "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
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From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
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From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
