A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
“Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.” “How’s that?” “Why, perfectly! Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.” “You don’t meet it, you don’t meet it!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.””
during the time that
From this reading “Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.””
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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 Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
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From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
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From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
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From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
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From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
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From this reading “You don’t meet it, you don’t meet it!
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From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
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From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
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From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
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From this reading “How’s that?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You don’t meet it, you don’t meet it!
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From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
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From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t meet it, you don’t meet it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
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From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
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From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, perfectly!
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From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How’s that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
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From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
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From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
during the time that
From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
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From this reading “Why, perfectly!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, but,” I interrupted, “then you give the coal-heavers the palm for discrimination.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your coal-heaver kills for some offenses, while for lighter ones he--gets a bruise over the left eye.”
