A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner! God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start. I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes. I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble. He already had.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He already had.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.”
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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 It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He already had.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
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From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
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From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
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From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
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From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
one or the other of two
From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
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From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
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From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He already had.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He already had.
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From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
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From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
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From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
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From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
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From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
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From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
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From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
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From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
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From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
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From this reading I just knew that an uppity, smart-alecky kid of fifty could only cause trouble.
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From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
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From this reading God knows I didn't want Hacker in the preliminary delegation right from the start.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
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From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading I wasn't thinking, either, of the screwball ways history can go about poetically repeating itself sometimes.
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From this reading It was a backward world, all right--in a special and very deadly manner!
