A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
“Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.” And this time Oliver is really able to smile. “No, you don't.” “Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't. And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!””
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this time Oliver is really able to smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
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From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.
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From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
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From this reading “No, you don't.”
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From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
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From this reading “Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, you don't.”
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From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
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From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
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From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
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From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh well--but, honestly--well, no, I suppose I don't.
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From this reading And I suppose _that's_ something you know all about, too, you--private detective!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this time Oliver is really able to smile.
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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, I wish I was going along, Crowe.”
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, you don't.”
