A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
'Well, no, not exactly that. But Harlesden as an entity disappears. Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows. You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop. I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well, no, not exactly that.”
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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 street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Harlesden as an entity disappears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Harlesden as an entity disappears.
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From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
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From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Harlesden as an entity disappears.
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From this reading I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.
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From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
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From this reading But Harlesden as an entity disappears.
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From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
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From this reading But Harlesden as an entity disappears.
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From this reading 'Well, no, not exactly that.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
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From this reading I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Harlesden as an entity disappears.
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From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
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From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.
not any; not one
From this reading 'Well, no, not exactly that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Well, no, not exactly that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Well, no, not exactly that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, no, not exactly that.
which person or people
From this reading I believe the people who live there mostly go into the City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You pass instantly from town to country; there is no transition as in a small country town, no soft gradations of wider lawns and orchards, with houses gradually becoming less dense, but a dead stop.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your street turns into a quiet lane, and your staring houses into elm trees, and the back-gardens into green meadows.
