A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
My time grows very short. All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison. There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published. No longer am I in Murderers Row. I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No longer am I in Murderers Row.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “My time grows very short.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My time grows very short.”
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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 There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
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From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
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From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
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From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
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From this reading My time grows very short.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
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From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
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From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
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From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My time grows very short.
not any; not one
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
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From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No longer am I in Murderers Row.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading My time grows very short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
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From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My time grows very short.
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From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
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From this reading My time grows very short.
which person or people
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There is a man I can trust who will see that it is published.
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From this reading I am writing these lines in the death cell, and the death-watch is set on me.
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From this reading All the manuscript I have written is safely smuggled out of the prison.
