A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
"Your 'papers'?" said Forister. "Damn you and your papers. What would I know of your papers?" "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol." The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What would I know of your papers?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would I know of your papers?"”
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From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Damn you and your papers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
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From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
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From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
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From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
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From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
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From this reading "Damn you and your papers.
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From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
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From this reading "Your 'papers'?" said Forister.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What would I know of your papers?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
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From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would I know of your papers?"
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From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
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From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
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From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What would I know of your papers?"
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From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
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From this reading "Your 'papers'?" said Forister.
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From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
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From this reading "Your 'papers'?" said Forister.
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From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
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From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I mean," said I fiercely, "the papers that you stole out of my chamber in the inn at Bristol."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
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From this reading The man actually sank back in his chair and laughed me up to the roof.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would I know of your papers?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would I know of your papers?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Damn you and your papers.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your 'papers'?" said Forister.
