A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.” “We had two in hall,” said Gil. “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after? That’s different. Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading ““Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That’s different.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
later than; following
From this reading “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That’s different.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We had two in hall,” said Gil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We had two in hall,” said Gil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We had two in hall,” said Gil.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s different.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We had two in hall,” said Gil.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here there are only four of us, and, besides, he’s right next door.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We had two in hall,” said Gil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?
at the time that
From this reading “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?
in the company of; together with
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, but what’s two when there are forty fellows to look after?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PLATO SOCIETY “Of course I’m glad you’ve rented your room,” said Poke with hesitancy, “but――but it isn’t going to be much fun having a faculty in the house.”
