A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
“Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock. “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn. “I did not think that Bukta would run. I had no second gun.” “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had no second gun.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I did not think that Bukta would run.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I did not think that Bukta would run.”
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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 “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
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From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
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From this reading I had no second gun.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no second gun.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
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From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no second gun.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had no second gun.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
