A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
“Is it death?” I asked, to humour his mood. “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered. As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe. “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
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 ““We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, to humour his mood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading ““We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.”
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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 As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
later than; following
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, to humour his mood.
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From this reading “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.
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From this reading “Is it death?”
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From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
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From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I asked, to humour his mood.
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From this reading I asked, to humour his mood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, to humour his mood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it death?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it death?”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.
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From this reading I asked, to humour his mood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked, to humour his mood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he spoke he plucked a solitary gold-fish squirming and twisting out of its globe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
in or to any place at all
From this reading “We’ll send this one after the other—wherever that is,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are not prepared to call it life, I suppose,” he answered.
