A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful. No whales, no icebergs, no excitement of any sort. My fellow-passengers said it was as dull as it was calm. But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile. Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
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From this reading No whales, no icebergs, no excitement of any sort.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My fellow-passengers said it was as dull as it was calm.
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From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.
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From this reading My fellow-passengers said it was as dull as it was calm.
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From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
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From this reading My fellow-passengers said it was as dull as it was calm.
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From this reading No whales, no icebergs, no excitement of any sort.
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From this reading My fellow-passengers said it was as dull as it was calm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.
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From this reading Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
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From this reading Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.
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From this reading No whales, no icebergs, no excitement of any sort.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
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From this reading Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My fellow-passengers said it was as dull as it was calm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
not any; not one
From this reading No whales, no icebergs, no excitement of any sort.
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From this reading But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No whales, no icebergs, no excitement of any sort.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
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From this reading But as for me, I had plenty to occupy my mind meanwhile.
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From this reading My fellow-passengers said it was as dull as it was calm.
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From this reading No whales, no icebergs, no excitement of any sort.
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From this reading Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
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From this reading Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
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From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
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From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
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From this reading Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
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From this reading MY WELCOME TO CANADA The voyage across the Atlantic was long and uneventful.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Strange things had happened in the interval, and were happening to me on the way.
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From this reading No whales, no icebergs, no excitement of any sort.
