A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions. It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie.... Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?" "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice. "I do say so.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.”
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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 "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
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From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
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From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
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From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do say so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
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From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
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From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do say so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
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From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
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From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
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From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
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From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
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From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
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From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
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From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
