A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped. His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night. At the Dunsters, of course. Dinner. “Very quiet.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the Dunsters, of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.”
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From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the Dunsters, of course.
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From this reading Dinner.
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From this reading At the Dunsters, of course.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
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From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
not any; not one
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
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From this reading His patronising friend informed him at once that he had made the acquaintance of the Moorsom party last night.
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From this reading “Very quiet.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
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From this reading “Very quiet.
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From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the afternoon he lounged into the editorial office, carrying with affected nonchalance that weight of the irremediable he had felt laid on him suddenly in the small hours of the night—that consciousness of something that could no longer be helped.
