A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
MIDNIGHT WORK. "Ting-a-ling-ling," said Mr. Stephens' door-bell just before midnight. Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment. Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour? Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Ting-a-ling-ling," said Mr. Stephens' door-bell just before midnight.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?”
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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 Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
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From this reading Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Ting-a-ling-ling," said Mr. Stephens' door-bell just before midnight.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?
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From this reading "Ting-a-ling-ling," said Mr. Stephens' door-bell just before midnight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
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From this reading Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
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From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?
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From this reading Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
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From this reading "Ting-a-ling-ling," said Mr. Stephens' door-bell just before midnight.
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From this reading Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?
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From this reading Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
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From this reading MIDNIGHT WORK.
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From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
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From this reading "Ting-a-ling-ling," said Mr. Stephens' door-bell just before midnight.
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From this reading Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
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From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
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From this reading Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
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From this reading Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ting-a-ling-ling," said Mr. Stephens' door-bell just before midnight.
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From this reading Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
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From this reading "Ting-a-ling-ling," said Mr. Stephens' door-bell just before midnight.
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From this reading Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
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From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
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From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
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From this reading Presently he stepped out into the hall, slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery.
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From this reading "Ting-a-ling-ling," said Mr. Stephens' door-bell just before midnight.
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From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment.
which person or people
From this reading Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour?
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From this reading MIDNIGHT WORK.
