A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence. "By the way," I said. "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door? Mice bad around the place, are they?" "Those things were necessary--and more."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Mice bad around the place, are they?"”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Those things were necessary--and more."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.”
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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 It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mice bad around the place, are they?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mice bad around the place, are they?"
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From this reading Mice bad around the place, are they?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
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From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By the way," I said.
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
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From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
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From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
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From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
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From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
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From this reading Mice bad around the place, are they?"
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From this reading "Those things were necessary--and more."
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From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those things were necessary--and more."
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From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mice bad around the place, are they?"
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
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From this reading "By the way," I said.
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From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
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From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mice bad around the place, are they?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those things were necessary--and more."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those things were necessary--and more."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly four-thirty and a tentative grey streak showed through the palm fronds to the east before I broke the silence.
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From this reading "By the way," I said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those things were necessary--and more."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What was the routine with the steel shutters, and the bullet-proof glass in the kitchen, and the handy home-model machine gun covering the front door?
