A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES. "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article? Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand." It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands. "But what good does it do?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But what good does it do?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.”
during the time that
From this reading “It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."”
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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 "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
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From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
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From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
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From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what good does it do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But what good does it do?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But what good does it do?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
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From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But what good does it do?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
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From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
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From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
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From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
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From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHOWING HOW ROBINSON WALKED UPON ROSES.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what good does it do?
at the time that
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
during the time that
From this reading It was thus that Robinson had once spoken to his friend Poppins, while some remnant of that five hundred pounds was still in his hands.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will it ever be said of me when my history is told that I spent forty thousand pounds a-year in advertising a single article?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would that it might be told that I had spent ten times forty thousand."
