A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXI
“Have you any special place to lunch to-day?” I replied that I had not. “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.” I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago. “No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you any special place to lunch to-day?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I replied that I had not.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.”
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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 I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
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From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.”
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From this reading “Have you any special place to lunch to-day?”
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From this reading “No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.”
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From this reading “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
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From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
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From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
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From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I replied that I had not.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you any special place to lunch to-day?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I replied that I had not.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.”
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From this reading “No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you any special place to lunch to-day?”
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From this reading “No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
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From this reading “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I replied that I had not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
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From this reading “Have you any special place to lunch to-day?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
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From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
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From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
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From this reading “No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I replied that I had not.
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From this reading “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “No matter,” he answered; “the poorer you play, the better I shall like it.”
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From this reading “Have you any special place to lunch to-day?”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I replied that I had not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Have you any special place to lunch to-day?”
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From this reading “Have you any special place to lunch to-day?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lunch here,” he said, “and we'll try the new billiard-table.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I said what was eminently true--that I could not play--that I had never played more “than a few games of pool, and those very long ago.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you any special place to lunch to-day?”
