A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Only in Westleydale and Rathdale excitement lingered. People wondered and speculated. Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him). He had lost his memory and wandered goodness knew where. He had thrown himself out of the railway carriage.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had thrown himself out of the railway carriage.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “He had lost his memory and wandered goodness knew where.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “People wondered and speculated.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only in Westleydale and Rathdale excitement lingered.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
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From this reading He had thrown himself out of the railway carriage.
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From this reading Only in Westleydale and Rathdale excitement lingered.
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From this reading He had lost his memory and wandered goodness knew where.
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From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had thrown himself out of the railway carriage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had lost his memory and wandered goodness knew where.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only in Westleydale and Rathdale excitement lingered.
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From this reading He had lost his memory and wandered goodness knew where.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in Westleydale and Rathdale excitement lingered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had lost his memory and wandered goodness knew where.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He had lost his memory and wandered goodness knew where.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
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From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had thrown himself out of the railway carriage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
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From this reading Only in Westleydale and Rathdale excitement lingered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown himself out of the railway carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People wondered and speculated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown himself out of the railway carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in Westleydale and Rathdale excitement lingered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People wondered and speculated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had thrown himself out of the railway carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Greathead had been robbed and murdered in the train (Steven said he had had money on him).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had lost his memory and wandered goodness knew where.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only in Westleydale and Rathdale excitement lingered.
in or at the place that
From this reading He had lost his memory and wandered goodness knew where.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People wondered and speculated.
