A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
“Listen, sissy,” I begins. “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way. “I know it,” says I. “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father. And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know it,” says I.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.”
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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 “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading “Listen, sissy,” I begins.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
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From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Listen, sissy,” I begins.
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From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I know it,” says I.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know it,” says I.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading “Listen, sissy,” I begins.
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From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
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From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
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From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
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From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
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From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
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From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
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From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading “Listen, sissy,” I begins.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
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From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
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From this reading “My name is Miss Rebosa Redd,” says she in a pained way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And that old, specious, dressed-up, garbled, sea-sick ptomaine prancing about avidiously like an irremediable turkey gobbler with patent leather shoes on is my best friend.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, Rebosa, I’m old enough to have owed money to your father.
