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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
“I know,” I interrupted. “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.” “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal. Where was you? I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I know,” I interrupted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know,” I interrupted.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.””
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From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know,” I interrupted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I know,” I interrupted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know,” I interrupted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where was you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
