A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
“I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?” “He seems to get a zest--” “He does it and forgets it. We remember it. These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever. Living’s just material.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “We remember it.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.”
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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 “He seems to get a zest--” “He does it and forgets it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He seems to get a zest--” “He does it and forgets it.
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From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
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From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
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From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
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From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
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From this reading “He seems to get a zest--” “He does it and forgets it.
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From this reading “He seems to get a zest--” “He does it and forgets it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He seems to get a zest--” “He does it and forgets it.
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From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
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From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
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From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
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From this reading Living’s just material.”
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From this reading Living’s just material.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
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From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading We remember it.
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From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
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From this reading “He seems to get a zest--” “He does it and forgets it.
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From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
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From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
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From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These joyful bounds just lace into the stuff of my memories and stay there forever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He seems to get a zest--” “He does it and forgets it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
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From this reading “I wonder which of us enjoys that most,” said Capes--“does he, or do we?”
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From this reading “He seems to get a zest--” “He does it and forgets it.
