A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend. I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over. I have never claimed to be saint or angel. I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed. I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading “I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.”
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading “I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have never claimed to be saint or angel.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have never claimed to be saint or angel.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have never claimed to be saint or angel.
any thing at all
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have never claimed to be saint or angel.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have never claimed to be saint or angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never claimed to be saint or angel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never claimed to be saint or angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have never claimed to be saint or angel.
above and across; more than
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have never claimed to be saint or angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not desire to do anything more than defend myself; but Waddie stood between me and the water, and when I hit him, he went over.
at the time that
From this reading Somehow, when we resort to violence, we often do much more than we intend.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I simply defended myself by the only means within my power, though I did not intend to throw Waddie into the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was human enough to “get mad” when the young gentleman flattened my nose and made it bleed.
