A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
"Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of? Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?" "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done. Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you. To do it, I have had to deceive my father.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?”
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading “Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?”
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From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
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From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
any thing at all
From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
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From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
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From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
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From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
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From this reading To do it, I have had to deceive my father.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
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From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
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From this reading To do it, I have had to deceive my father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
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From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To do it, I have had to deceive my father.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
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From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
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From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
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From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
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From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
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From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To do it, I have had to deceive my father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
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From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
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From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
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From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
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From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
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From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
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From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is the chief reason why I couldn't afford to do anything more than I have done.
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From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
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From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
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From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
which person or people
From this reading Goodness knows, I have tried in every way to warn you, even to pointing out the man who is shadowing you.
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From this reading Is that the only reason why you haven't set the dogs on me?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good heavens!" he broke out; "is your position all you have been thinking of?
