A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe. It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley. We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters. Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night. Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.”
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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 I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
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From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
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From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
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From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
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From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
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From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
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From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
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From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
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From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
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From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
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From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
not any; not one
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
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From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
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From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sat down in the club smoking-room to fill a pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was entirely natural that I should be talking to “Boy” Bayley.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
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From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
in or at the place that
From this reading Boy Bayley had gone up that week to the front, where I think he stayed a long, long time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Our last meeting, I remembered, had been at the Mount Nelson Hotel, which was by no means India, and there we had talked half the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had met first, twenty odd years ago, at the Indian mess of the Tyneside Tail-twisters.
